Article: Anti-MRSA program succeeds across institutions: 'a coordinated hand-hygiene program [can] bring significant reductions in MRSA infection rates.'.(Infectious Diseases)(Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus)

Article: Hand hygiene: are we doing better?(Infection ...
Healthcare Purchasing News;  December 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... three years since the Guidelines for Hand Hygiene in Health-Care Settings were published ... factors have contributed to interest in hand hygiene, including increased awareness of healthcare ... hand rubs. Has the attention given to hand hygiene produced any changes in the healthcare ...

Article: Monitor hand hygiene to reach 90% compliance.
Hospital Employee Health;  May 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ...Monitor hand hygiene to reach 90% compliance Other IC ... scrutiny for their compliance with hand hygiene. It is not an infectious disease ... in infection rates with a rise in hand hygiene,.sup.1 but programs that use ...

Article: Improving patient hand hygiene. (Skin care Focus).
Nursing Standard;  May 14, 2003 ;     700+ words ...Ward D (2003) Improving patient hand hygiene. Nursing Standard. 17, 35, 39 ... acceptance: September 23 2002. Summary The hand hygiene of patients has been neglected and should ... to empower patients to improve their hand hygiene, bearing in mind that they should be ...

Article: Joint Commission studies hand hygiene compliance.
Hospital Employee Health;  May 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ...Joint Commission studies hand hygiene compliance Experts seek best way ... you to measure compliance with hand hygiene. But if you feel unsure about ... that, you're not alone. Even hand hygiene experts are struggling with how ...

Article: JCAHO to hospitals: Hand hygiene counts.
Hospital Employee Health;  November 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ...JCAHO to hospitals: Hand hygiene counts Compliance will affect accreditation ... your employees comply with proper hand hygiene may affect not only hospital ... ratings as well. As of Jan. 1, hand hygiene/infection control becomes one ...

Article: Improving Adherence to Hand Hygiene Practice: A ...
Emerging Infectious Diseases;  March 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ...Hand hygiene prevents cross-infection in hospitals, but health ... guidelines is poor. Easy, timely access to both hand hygiene and skin protection is necessary for satisfactory hand hygiene behavior. Alcohol-based hand rubs may be better ...

Article: Inexpensive and time-efficient hand hygiene ...
Journal of School Health;  April 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ...Routine hand hygiene has been cited by the World Health Organization and ... 1-5) Several studies have explored children's hand hygiene habits, effects of scheduled hand hygiene, hand hygiene environmental barriers, educational ...