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Hand Hygiene

Known as: Hygiene, Hand 
Practices involved in preventing the transmission of diseases by hand.
National Institutes of Health

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2013
2013
[Infrastructure and adherence to hand hygiene: challenges to patient safety].
Considering the importance of hands in the chain of transmission of microorganisms, this observational research investigated the… 
2013
2013
Improving adherence to hand hygiene practice.
Hand hygiene compliance rates continue to vary between healthcare settings and individual professionals. This article looks at… 
2012
2012
Implementing and sustaining a hand hygiene culture change programme at Auckland District Health Board.
AIM In January 2009 Auckland District Health Board commenced implementation of the Hand Hygiene New Zealand (HHNZ) programme to… 
2009
2009
Observation and Measurement of Hand Hygiene and Patient Identification Improve Compliance With Patient Safety Practices
Measurement, a crucial step in any quality improvement activity, is difficult in two important patient safety processes: hand… 
Review
2008
Review
2008
Compliance with hand hygiene guidelines: where are we in 2008?
OVERVIEW It has long been known that hand hygiene among health care workers plays a central role in preventing the transmission… 
2007
2007
Hand Hygiene Compliance Rates After an Educational Intervention in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
An observational study was performed at a level III neonatal intensive care unit to assess the impact of a hand hygiene promotion… 
Review
2004
Review
2004
Hand HygieneOf Reason and Ritual
Modern infection control is grounded in the work of Ignaz Semelweis, who in the 1840s demonstrated the importance of hand hygiene… 
2003
2003
Hand Hygiene in the New Millennium: Drawing the Distinction Between Efficacy and Effectiveness
  • L. McDonald
  • Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology
  • 2003
  • Corpus ID: 37351296
Recently, much attention has been focused on hand hygiene in health care with the publication of a new national guideline.1 In… 
Review
2002
Review
2002
Promotion of Hand Hygiene: Magic, Hype, or Scientific Challenge?
  • D. Pittet
  • Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology
  • 2002
  • Corpus ID: 39477287
The compliance of healthcare workers (HCWs) with hand hygiene practices is universally low.1 The challenge of promotion of hand… 
2000
2000
Improving hand hygiene in community healthcare settings: the impact of research and clinical collaboration.
Observation of nursing activities and bacteriological studies undertaken with a sample of nurses employed in a community NHS… 
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