An average hand hygiene day for nurses and physicians: The burden is not equal
Volume: 44, Issue: 7, Pages: 777 - 781
Published: Jul 1, 2016
Abstract
•24/7 audit found nurses had 1.5 times higher compliance than physicians. •During a day shift physicians have on average 3 times less burden than nurses. •Nurses' average 24-hour burden was 55 HHOs or 27 HHOs/shift. •Physicians' average 24-hour burden was 16 HHOs or 8 HHOs/shift. Background To understand whether the burden of hand hygiene contributes to poor compliance we measured the daily number of hand hygiene opportunities (HHOs) by shift...
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Title
An average hand hygiene day for nurses and physicians: The burden is not equal
Published Date
Jul 1, 2016
Volume
44
Issue
7
Pages
777 - 781
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