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Ppe Compliance And Knowledge Among Healthcare Staff, Beatrice Hagert, Nicole Krummel
Ppe Compliance And Knowledge Among Healthcare Staff, Beatrice Hagert, Nicole Krummel
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Abstract
Problem: One of the most important steps in infection prevention is the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) to protect patients and staff from infectious agents; yet, research indicates that PPE compliance remains suboptimal in many healthcare institutions.
Purpose: To identify the effect of a multidisciplinary education campaign on PPE compliance and knowledge among healthcare workers (HCWs) on a rehabilitation unit of a large, midwestern teaching hospital.
Methods: This project utilized pre-intervention observational audits and a survey to determine baseline PPE compliance and knowledge on the piloted units. A post-intervention survey was sent to HCW to assess for a …