American journal of infection control
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Am J Infect Control · Oct 2012
Mandatory influenza vaccination of health care workers: a first-year success implementation by a community health care system.
Poudre Valley Health System is a private, not-for-profit health care system of more than 5,300 employees. Poudre Valley Health System increased its influenza vaccination coverage rate among health care workers from 68% in 2009 to 95.5% in 2010 after implementing a mandatory influenza vaccination program.
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Am J Infect Control · Oct 2012
The short-term and long-term effectiveness of a multidisciplinary hand hygiene improvement program.
Although hand hygiene (HH) compliance has been an important issue for years, the compliance rate is still a problem in health care today. ⋯ Our multifaceted HH improvement program resulted in a sustained improvement of HH knowledge and compliance in nurses as well as physicians.
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Am J Infect Control · Oct 2012
Wide variation in adoption of screening and infection control interventions for multidrug-resistant organisms: a national study.
We performed a survey of National Healthcare Safety Network hospitals in 2008 to describe adoption of screening and infection control policies aimed at multidrug-resistant organisms (MDRO) in intensive care units (ICUs) and identify predictors of their presence, monitoring, and implementation. ⋯ This study found wide variation in adoption of MDRO screening and infection control interventions, which may reflect differences in published recommendations or their interpretation. Further research is needed to provide additional insight on effective strategies and how best to promote compliance.
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Am J Infect Control · Oct 2012
Hand hygiene knowledge and practices of nursing students in Singapore.
Hand hygiene is an important means of preventing nosocomial infections. Studies have shown a <50% compliance rate for hand hygiene among health care workers. A hand hygiene survey was administered to nursing students in a tertiary institution in Singapore. The results of this survey strongly indicate that nursing students understand the importance of hand hygiene compliance and perceive clinical internship programs and practical laboratory sessions to be effective methods of hand hygiene education.
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Am J Infect Control · Oct 2012
Assessing the quality of the peer review process: author and editorial board member perspectives.
Because peer review is central to the publication of rigorous research, periodic assessment of the process's effectiveness is clearly warranted. ⋯ This survey of authors and Board members provided important insights into perceptions of the peer review process and identified areas for improvement.