Improving adherence to hand hygiene practice

Nurs Times. 2013;109(38):12-3.

Abstract

Hand hygiene compliance rates continue to vary between healthcare settings and individual professionals. This article looks at how a multimodal approach to infection prevention and control, using expertise from other disciplines, can increase compliance with hand hygiene practices.

MeSH terms

  • Hand Hygiene / standards*
  • Humans
  • Infection Control / standards*
  • Infection Control Practitioners / standards*
  • Nursing Staff / standards*
  • Quality Improvement*