Background and Objectives: Hand hygiene (HH) is crucial for preventing of infectious complications in health care settings. Informing healthcare workers on the recommended hand washing method can promote this practice in the clinical staff. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of training the WHO-recommended five-moment hand washing method in promoting hand hygiene in a health care setting. ...

BACKGROUND Occupational skin disease is a common problem among health care workers (HCWs). The prevalence of occupational skin disease in HCWs has been reported in several international studies, but not in the UK. AIMS To estimate the prevalence of occupational skin disease in a population of UK HCWs and to explore possible causative factors. METHODS Clinical and non-clinical HCWs attending...

OBJECTIVES Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) cause significant stress and distress to both aged-care residents and staff. This study evaluated a training program to assist staff to manage BPSD in residential care. METHOD A randomised controlled trial (RCT) was employed. The study was included in the Australian and New Zealand Clinical Trial Register residential care fac...

BACKGROUND The introduction of total smoking bans represents an important step in addressing the smoking and physical health of people with mental illness. Despite evidence indicating the importance of staff support in the successful implementation of smoking bans, limited research has examined levels of staff support prior to the implementation of a ban in psychiatric settings, or factors that...

BACKGROUND There is limited research on preparation of health care workers for disasters. Prior research addressed systems-level responses rather than specific institutional and individual responses. METHODS An anonymous online survey of hospital employees, who were grouped into clinical and non-clinical staff, was conducted. The objective of this study was to compare perceptions of clinical ...

This qualitative study describes the perspectives of diploma nursing students and staff nurses on the student-staff relationship and the impact this relationship has on student learning. Staff and students, working in a clinical practice model setting in a large urban hospital, participated in focused interviews following a 15-week clinical practice assignment. Findings revealed there were seve...