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Return to Hand Hygiene: The Effectiveness of an Innovative Hand Hygiene Campaign
American Journal of Infection ControlVol. 37Issue 5E87Published in issue: June, 2009Cited in Scopus: 0Saungi McCalla, MSN, MPH, RN,CIC, Director of Infection Control; Paul Quinn, MSN, CNM, RN-BC, NE-BC, CEN, CCRN, Clinical Nurse Specialist; Xiaohong Yu, M.Ed, RN; Clinical Information Coordinator, White Plains Hospital Center, White Plains, NY. - Staff Training/Competency/Compliance
Raising the Bar on Hand Hygiene Compliance: A Leadership Lead System-Wide Initiative
American Journal of Infection ControlVol. 37Issue 5E163Published in issue: June, 2009Cited in Scopus: 0Judy Prescott, RN, BSN, CIC, Manager, Epidemiology; William Sutker, MD, Medical Director, Epidemiology; Cristie Columbus, MD, Asst. Medical Director; Irving Prengler, MD, Chief Medical Officer; Janette Brown, RN, BSN; Fidelina Valencia, RN, BSN; Allen Peden, RN; Connie Izzo, RN, Epidemiology Nurse, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX - Poster Abstract
Clean Hands for Life™: Results of a Regional Hand Hygiene Campaign
American Journal of Infection ControlVol. 36Issue 5E70Published in issue: June, 2008Cited in Scopus: 0Leslie A. Forrester, BA (Hons.), MA, MSc, Regional Hospital Epidemiologist, Vancouver Coastal Health, Powell River, BC Canada, Elizabeth A. Bryce, MD, Regional Medical Director, Anne K. Mediaa, BSc, Research Assistant, Vancouver Coastal Health, Vancouver, BC Canada. - Poster Abstract
A Program for Monitoring Staff Hand Hygiene Activity at a Small Orthopaedic Pediatric Hospital
American Journal of Infection ControlVol. 36Issue 5E74–E75Published in issue: June, 2008Cited in Scopus: 0Helen S. Brom, RN, BSN, Infection Control/Employee Health Coordinator, Dori Henderson, PhD, Staff Development Coordinator, Shriners Hospitals for Children/Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN. - Poster Abstract
Hand Hygiene Measurement
American Journal of Infection ControlVol. 36Issue 5E112–E113Published in issue: June, 2008Cited in Scopus: 0Marla Clifton, RN, MSN, CIC, Infection Control Practitioner, Jewish Hospital, Cincinnati, OH. - Poster Abstract
Multi-Tiered Approach to Hand Hygiene Compliance Monitoring
American Journal of Infection ControlVol. 36Issue 5E166Published in issue: June, 2008Cited in Scopus: 0Susan Boeker, BSN, RN, CIC, Infection Control Practitioner, Connie Steed, RN, MSN, CIC, Director of Infection Control, William Kelly, MD, Hospital Epidemiologist, Karen Corwin, CPM, Purchasing Agent, Greenville Hospital System, Greenville, SC. - Poster Abstract
Hand Hygiene Stations: Building a Culture of Hand Hygiene in a Large Urban Teaching Facility
American Journal of Infection ControlVol. 36Issue 5E184–E185Published in issue: June, 2008Cited in Scopus: 0Judy Prescott, RN, BSN, CIC, Manager, Epidemiology, William Sutker, MD, Medical Director, Epidemiology, Cristie Columbus, MD, Assistant Medical Director, Epidemiology, Fidelina Valencia, RN, Epidemiology Nurse, Allen Peden, RN, Epidemiology Nurse, Connie Izzo, RN, Epidemiology Nurse, Janette Brown, RN, Epidemiology Nurse, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX. - Poster Abstract
Increasing Employee Hand Hygiene Compliance: A Patient Safety Goal
American Journal of Infection ControlVol. 34Issue 5E111–E112Published in issue: June, 2006- L.A. Burns
- J.R. Sabetta
- J. Smardin
Cited in Scopus: 0ISSUE: In 2003 healthcare worker hand hygiene became a patient safety goal. In October 2003 the Greenwich Hospital/Yale New Haven Health System Quality Management selected employee compliance with hand hygiene as a quality core measure. Employee compliance with the hand hygiene guidelines was 58% at the start of the initiative. Employees were inconsistent with their hand hygiene practices, had unrealistic perceptions of hand hygiene compliance, failed to recognize the risk to the patient, and were unaware of the hand hygiene policy. - Poster Abstract
Hand Hygiene: Staff-Driven Approach Leads to Success
American Journal of Infection ControlVol. 34Issue 5E60–E61Published in issue: June, 2006- K. Micklow
- M. Morris
- P. Markazi
- D. Borton
- J. Zuckerman
Cited in Scopus: 0ISSUE: Since Ignaz Semmelweis first demonstrated the effectiveness of hand hygiene in reducing instances of puerperal sepsis, hand hygiene has been the key concept in reducing the transmission of organisms. Despite the availability of hand sanitizers in the hallways and reminders by Infection Control personnel, compliance with hand hygiene at our institution was similar to trends of low hand hygiene compliance as reported nationally. PROJECT: In 2004, the Infection Control Department, in conjunction with Quality Management, initiated a hospital wide hand hygiene campaign, whose goal was to improve staff compliance with hand hygiene. - Quality/Process Improvement/Adverse Outcomes
Staff hand hygiene monitors: How do you get them done?
American Journal of Infection ControlVol. 33Issue 5e140–e141Published in issue: June, 2005- R. Tjoelker
- S. Atherton
- L. Strausbaugh
Cited in Scopus: 0ISSUE: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Guideline for Hand Hygiene in Health Care Settings recommends monitoring adherence to hand hygiene and providing feedback to staff. We wanted to do this and determine accurate baseline compliance rates for all direct patient care areas but lacked infection control (IC) staffing to accomplish this goal. We also feared that results would be positively skewed if IC staff did the monitors. PROJECT: We utilized a high school student seeking healthcare-related work experience to conduct hand hygiene monitors in all direct patient care areas.