A comparison of the hand hygiene knowledge, beliefs, and practices of Greek nursing and medical students.
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Profession influences healthcare workers' hand hygiene (HH) adherence. Greek nursing and medical students were surveyed to determine if there were cross-disciplinary differences in HH education, assessment, knowledge, beliefs and practices. Nursing students' HH knowledge was significantly higher than that of medical students. Nursing students reported significantly more positive HH practices and beliefs, and received more HH education and assessment than medical students. Improving undergraduate HH education may improve graduates' HH knowledge, beliefs and practices.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- American journal of infection control
دوره 38 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2010