Hand hygiene is an important component of infection control, which is critical to ensuring
patients' safety in hospitals. Nursing students are regarded as healthcare workers in training …

Methods This cross-sectional analytic study was conducted in two university hospitals in
Mashhad, Iran between May 2014 and September 2015. Data was collected using a …

Meticulous observance of standard infection control precautions by health care providers is
strongly recommended for every patient encounter. Assessment of nursing students' …

Hand hygiene is among the most important factors of infection control in healthcare settings.
Healthcare workers are the primary source of hospital-acquired infection. We assessed the …

Strict compliance with standard precautions (SPs) is warranted to ensure the safety of
patients in healthcare facilities. Nursing students (NSs), who are regarded as nurses in …

Mobile phones (MPs) are commonly used both in the personal and professional life. We
assessed microbiological contamination of MPs from 108 students in healthcare professions …

Purpose. The present study investigated the knowledge and practice of hand hygiene
among entry‐level nursing students at King Saud University in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia …

Background: Hand hygiene is a simple and effective practice that reduces the transmission
of hospital acquired infections. However, adherence to hand hygiene guidelines among …

Introduction Healthcare-acquired infections are infections that patients acquire while
receiving treatment for a medical or surgical condition and can occur in all care facilities …

Hand hygiene (HH) serves as a primary public health measure against healthcare-
associated infections. During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, caused …