See one, do one, teach one: hand hygiene attitudes among medical students, interns, and faculty.

نویسندگان

  • Marc A Polacco
  • Laura Shinkunas
  • Eli N Perencevich
  • Lauris C Kaldjian
  • Heather Schacht Reisinger
چکیده

An anonymous, online survey of medical students, interns, and faculty at a university hospital was conducted in 2013 to examine self-reported adherence to hand hygiene opportunities. Variation in self-reported adherence ranged from frequencies of 60%-100%. Such variation suggests the need to direct education toward hand hygiene opportunities with lower reported rates of adherence, especially toward those opportunities that are difficult to monitor.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • American journal of infection control

دوره 43 2  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2015