Monitoring hand hygiene: Meaningless, harmful, or helpful? - 29/04/13
Doi : 10.1016/j.ajic.2012.09.029
Elaine Larson, RN, PhD, FAAN, CIC ⁎ 
Associate Dean for Research and Professor of Therapeutic and Pharmaceutical Research, School of Nursing, and Professor of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY
Address correspondence to Elaine Larson, RN, PhD, FAAN, CIC, Columbia University, School of Nursing, Mailman School of Public Health, 617 West 168th Street, New York, NY 10032.Abstract |
Whereas monitoring adherence to hand hygiene (HH) guidelines is standard practice in most acute care facilities, practice improvement has been slow. In hospitals primarily concerned with reputation, incentives to report high HH rates may create negative consequences. Practice change will require increased staff engagement and more sustainable methods to monitor HH and provide feedback.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Key Words : Handwashing, Observation, Quality assessment
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| Publication of this article was supported by Advanced Sterilization Products (ASP). |
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| Conflicts of interest: None to report. |
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