Objective: This report surveys and evaluates the scientific research on evidence-based
healthcare design and extracts its implications for designing better and safer hospitals …

Background Many strategies have been designed and evaluated to address the problem of
low hand hygiene (HH) compliance. Which of these strategies are most effective and how …

National evidence-based guidelines for preventing healthcare-associated infections (HCAI)
in National Health Service (NHS) hospitals in England were originally commissioned by the …

National evidence-based guidelines for preventing healthcare-associated infections (HCAI)
in National Health Service (NHS) hospitals in England were commissioned by the …

Aims. The review examines from international research: the extent to which practitioners
comply with infection control precautions; the pertinent issues that are considered influential …

During various daily activities at home and work, hands quickly become contaminated.
Some activities increase the risk of finger contamination by pathogens more than others …

Washing hands with soap at the right times–primarily after contact with faeces, but also
before handling food or feeding an infant–can significantly reduce the incidence of …

(P= 0.000), however only 11.6% of the opportunities observed for doctors were done
appropriately. The most common type of HW practiced among HCW was the routine HW …

Knowledge, Attitude and Practices regarding Standard and Isolation Precautions among
Vietnamese Health Care Workers: A Multicent Page 1 ISSN: 2165-8048 Internal Medicine …

BACKGROUND: Nurses and other health care providers (HCPs) continue to be
noncompliant with the guidelines of proper hand hygiene practices. PURPOSE: The …