Background The introduction of alcohol-based hand rub dispensers has had a positive influence on compliance of healthcare workers with the recommended guidelines for hand hygiene. However, establishing the best location for alcohol-based hand rub dispensers remains a problem, and no method is currently available to optimize the location of these devices. In this paper we describe a method to determine the optimal location for alcohol-based hand rub dispensers in patient rooms. Methods We composed a method that consists of a combination of qualitative and quantitative research methods. Firstly, different arrangements of dispensers were determined based on the results of two types of assessment: workflow observations and interviews with nurse...
Hand hygiene and the use of alcohol-based hand sanitizers are recognized as the best means to preven...
Healthcare workers' hands are the most common vehicle for the transmission of healthcare-associated ...
textabstractBackground: Good hand hygiene compliance is essential to prevent nosocomial infections i...
Background: The introduction of alcohol-based hand rub dispensers has had a positive influence on co...
Background Accessibility to alcohol-based handrub (ABHR) dispenser is crucial to improve complian...
Hand hygiene is considered to be the most effective way of preventing microbial transmission and hea...
markdownabstractEssential in reducing hospital-acquired infections is adequate hand hygiene (HH) amo...
Abstract Background Hand Hygiene (HH) compliance was shown to be poor in several studies. Improving ...
Hand hygiene can only be efficient if the whole hand surface is treated with sufficient alcohol-base...
We administered a web-based questionnaire to SHEA, APIC, and EIN members to assess the frequency of ...
BACKGROUND: Nosocomial infection is a leading complication in intensive care units. Although hand hy...
Joanne Savage, Christopher Fuller, Sarah Besser, & Sheldon Stone, 'Use of alcohol hand rub (AHR) at ...
Hospitals are trying to improve patient hand hygiene by providing hnadwashing products at the bedsid...
Click on the DOI link to access the article (may not be free).Background: Hand hygiene is the most i...
Abstract OBJECTIVE Identify rates of adhesion and related factors to acceptance of an alcohol based...
Hand hygiene and the use of alcohol-based hand sanitizers are recognized as the best means to preven...
Healthcare workers' hands are the most common vehicle for the transmission of healthcare-associated ...
textabstractBackground: Good hand hygiene compliance is essential to prevent nosocomial infections i...
Background: The introduction of alcohol-based hand rub dispensers has had a positive influence on co...
Background Accessibility to alcohol-based handrub (ABHR) dispenser is crucial to improve complian...
Hand hygiene is considered to be the most effective way of preventing microbial transmission and hea...
markdownabstractEssential in reducing hospital-acquired infections is adequate hand hygiene (HH) amo...
Abstract Background Hand Hygiene (HH) compliance was shown to be poor in several studies. Improving ...
Hand hygiene can only be efficient if the whole hand surface is treated with sufficient alcohol-base...
We administered a web-based questionnaire to SHEA, APIC, and EIN members to assess the frequency of ...
BACKGROUND: Nosocomial infection is a leading complication in intensive care units. Although hand hy...
Joanne Savage, Christopher Fuller, Sarah Besser, & Sheldon Stone, 'Use of alcohol hand rub (AHR) at ...
Hospitals are trying to improve patient hand hygiene by providing hnadwashing products at the bedsid...
Click on the DOI link to access the article (may not be free).Background: Hand hygiene is the most i...
Abstract OBJECTIVE Identify rates of adhesion and related factors to acceptance of an alcohol based...
Hand hygiene and the use of alcohol-based hand sanitizers are recognized as the best means to preven...
Healthcare workers' hands are the most common vehicle for the transmission of healthcare-associated ...
textabstractBackground: Good hand hygiene compliance is essential to prevent nosocomial infections i...