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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42433/psn-pdf
October 08, 2013 - Culture change in infection control: applying
psychological principles to improve hand hygiene. … Culture change in infection control: applying psychological principles
to improve hand hygiene. … The seemingly simple act of hand hygiene has proved to be a formidable obstacle in patient safety, … as
hand hygiene rates remain unacceptably low at many hospitals. … This study describes how one hospital
reframed hand washing as a social issue at the unit level and
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April 13, 2011 - Utilizing improvement science methods to improve physician compliance with proper hand … Utilizing improvement science methods to improve physician compliance with proper hand hygiene. … study highlights the importance of instituting a project champion to drive improvements in physician hand-hygiene … Utilizing improvement science methods to improve physician compliance with proper hand hygiene.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/843052/psn-pdf
January 25, 2023 - Improving communication from hospital to skilled nursing
facility through standardized hand-off: a quality … Improving communication from hospital to skilled nursing facility through
standardized hand-off: a quality … psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-communication-hospital-skilled-nursing-facility-through-
standardized-hand-quality … psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-communication-hospital-skilled-nursing-facility-through-standardized-hand-quality … psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-communication-hospital-skilled-nursing-facility-through-standardized-hand-quality
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44506/psn-pdf
October 21, 2015 - A prospective controlled trial of an electronic hand
hygiene reminder system. … A Prospective Controlled Trial of an Electronic Hand
Hygiene Reminder System. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prospective-controlled-trial-electronic-hand-hygiene-reminder-system
Hand … A prior AHRQ WebM&M perspective reviewed innovations in promoting hand
hygiene compliance. … ://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hand-hygiene-compliance-patient-safety
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hand-hygiene-compliance-patient-safety
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42333/psn-pdf
June 05, 2013 - Has improved hand hygiene compliance reduced the risk
of hospital-acquired infections among hospitalized … Has improved hand hygiene compliance reduced the risk of hospital-acquired infections
among hospitalized … This report,
which used data for all hospitals in Ontario, demonstrates that overall hand hygiene rates … At baseline, rates of the two HAIs were quite low, and hand
hygiene rates were relatively high, meaning … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hand-hygiene-healthcare-settings
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hand-hygiene-among-physicians-performance-beliefs-and-perceptions
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/866579/psn-pdf
August 28, 2024 - removed; no soaking
hand in water.” … psnet.ahrq.gov//#17
19 The routine use of antiseptic agents for surgical scrubbing of both the surgeons’ hands … and the patient’s
surgical hand site have also been studied. … Surgical hand antisepsis to reduce surgical site infection. … Preoperative A1c and postoperative infection in elective hand surgery.
Hand. 2023;18(5):785–791.
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July 26, 2023 - Tell me how pleased you are with your workplace, and I will tell you how often you wash your hands … Tell me how pleased you are with your workplace, and I will tell you how often you wash your hands. … continue to struggle with hand hygiene compliance. … The authors argue that improving the psychological safety of staff may augment the response to hand hygiene … February 22, 2010
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September 13, 2017 - Impact of a successful speaking up program on health-
care worker hand hygiene behavior. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impact-successful-speaking-program-health-care-worker-hand-hygiene-
behavior … Improving hand hygiene in health care facilities is a long-standing patient safety goal that has been … The intervention has sustained improvements in physician hand hygiene
adherence for nearly two years … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hand-hygiene-healthcare-settings
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-hand-hygiene-eight-hospitals-united-states-targeting-specific-causes-noncompliance
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February 01, 2011 - Related Resources From the Same Author(s)
Patient empowerment and multimodal hand … November 10, 2010
'My five moments for hand hygiene': a user-centred design approach … to understand, train, monitor and report hand hygiene. … August 5, 2020
Implementation of hand hygiene in health-care facilities: results from … the WHO Hand Hygiene Self-Assessment Framework global survey 2019.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34843/psn-pdf
March 02, 2011 - Hand hygiene among physicians: performance, beliefs,
and perceptions. … Hand hygiene among physicians: performance, beliefs, and
perceptions. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hand-hygiene-among-physicians-performance-beliefs-and-perceptions
Hand … Whereas being a role model, having a positive attitude towards
hand hygiene, and easy access to hand-rub … //psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hand-hygiene-healthcare-settings
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33766/psn-pdf
May 01, 2014 - When we conducted epidemiological studies to look at
why health care workers would not clean their hands … demonstrated that health care workers had too many opportunities per hour of patient care to clean hands … ,
and they simply could not wash their hands with soap and water in an appropriate time. … DP: The possibility to clean hands with alcohol was available and recommended if you could not reach … "Explain why you did this at that time and forgot
to clean your hands," or "Why did you clean your hands
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37336/psn-pdf
January 05, 2012 - 'My five moments for hand hygiene': a user-centred
design approach to understand, train, monitor and … report
hand hygiene. … 'My five moments for hand hygiene': a user-centred design approach to
understand, train, monitor and … report hand hygiene. … , the authors create a practical model for reducing infections through alcohol-based hand rubbing.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47171/psn-pdf
June 27, 2018 - The safety stand-down: a technique for improving and
sustaining hand hygiene compliance among health … The Safety Stand-down: A Technique for Improving and
Sustaining Hand Hygiene Compliance Among Health … Appropriate hand hygiene is essential for preventing health care–associated infections. … This study
suggests that using a safety stand-down may be an effective technique for improving hand … ://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/strategies-prevent-healthcare-associated-infections-through-hand-hygiene
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42286/psn-pdf
May 22, 2013 - Impact of a team and leaders-directed strategy to improve
nurses' adherence to hand hygiene guidelines … Impact of a team and leaders-directed strategy to improve nurses'
adherence to hand hygiene guidelines … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impact-team-and-leaders-directed-strategy-improve-nurses-adherence-hand- … However, the overall rate of hand hygiene adherence remained
poor in both groups. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hand-hygiene-healthcare-settings
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43073/psn-pdf
May 07, 2014 - Status of the implementation of the World Health
Organization multimodal hand hygiene strategy in United … Status of the implementation of the World Health Organization
multimodal hand hygiene strategy in United … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/status-implementation-world-health-organization-multimodal-hand-hygiene- … patient safety, as
hand hygiene rates remain unacceptably low at many hospitals. … ://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/save-lives-clean-your-hands
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43398/psn-pdf
July 30, 2014 - Strategies to prevent healthcare-associated infections
through hand hygiene. … Strategies to prevent healthcare-associated infections through hand
hygiene. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/strategies-prevent-healthcare-associated-infections-through-hand-hygiene … Hand hygiene adherence is a key target for improving patient safety. … This guideline offers an overview of
evidence-based strategies to monitor and promote hand hygiene,
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38602/psn-pdf
January 14, 2025 - World Hand Hygiene Day. … January 14, 2025
World Health Organization
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/save-lives-clean-your-hands … The initiative highlights Save Lives: Clean Your Hands, an annual promotional campaign that
takes place … It's always hand hygiene." … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/save-lives-clean-your-hands
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hand-hygiene-healthcare-settings
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43851/psn-pdf
March 13, 2015 - effectiveness of strategies to
encourage patients to remind healthcare professionals
about their hand … the effectiveness of strategies to encourage
patients to remind healthcare professionals about their hand … Despite intensive efforts, hand
hygiene is not practiced universally in clinical settings. … Researchers examined studies aimed at encouraging patients to remind health care providers to wash their
hands … A recent AHRQ WebM&M perspective discussed strategies to enhance hand hygiene
compliance.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41246/psn-pdf
April 06, 2012 - Utilizing improvement science methods to improve
physician compliance with proper hand hygiene. … Utilizing improvement science methods to improve physician
compliance with proper hand hygiene. … ://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/utilizing-improvement-science-methods-improve-physician-compliance-proper-
hand-hygiene … study highlights the importance of instituting a project champion to drive improvements in physician
hand-hygiene … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hand-hygiene-healthcare-settings
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43249/psn-pdf
June 18, 2014 - Automated and electronically assisted hand hygiene
monitoring systems: a systematic review. … Automated and electronically assisted hand hygiene
monitoring systems: a systematic review. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/automated-and-electronically-assisted-hand-hygiene-monitoring-systems- … is
very limited data about how accurate, effective, and valuable these strategies are in enhancing hand … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hand-hygiene-healthcare-settings