Terms used for isolation practices by nurses at an academic medical center
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Terms used for isolation practices by nurses at an academic medical center.
AIM This paper is a report of a study to determine if the terms used by nurses to describe isolation precautions are associated with correct identification of required personal protective equipment. BACKGROUND Isolation measures are important in the prevention of healthcare-associated infections. The terms used to describe categories of isolation have changed in response to new pathogens and ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Advanced Nursing
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0309-2402
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2010.05398.x