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Academic -- UNF -- Nursing; D.N.P.; DNP; anesthesia; hand hygiene; quality improvement; Anesthesiologist assistants -- Health and hygiene -- Planning; Anesthesiologists -- Health and hygiene -- Planning; Hand -- Care and hygiene -- Planning; Infection -- Prevention -- Planning
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Improving Anesthesia Professional Adherence To Hand Hygiene, Martha E. Seneca
Improving Anesthesia Professional Adherence To Hand Hygiene, Martha E. Seneca
UNF Graduate Theses and Dissertations
Performance of hand hygiene is among the most effective means of preventing healthcare associated infections (HAI) among patients. Deaths resulting from HAIs are one of the top ten leading causes of death in the United States. Any improvement in the frequency of hand hygiene among healthcare professionals may have a direct impact on patient mortality and associated costs. While anesthesia professionals have been found to have low rates of hand hygiene adherence, few targeted studies seeking to improve hand hygiene adherence among this group exist. Studies conducted to improve hand hygiene among health care professionals have reported limited improvement, with …