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Communication Strategies To Promote Infection Control Compliance: My Health Is In Your Hands, Ezra Macabio
Communication Strategies To Promote Infection Control Compliance: My Health Is In Your Hands, Ezra Macabio
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Abstract
Problem: The facility has less than 70% adherence to handwashing hygiene every week. Moreover, staff does not comply with the required PPE, affecting their infection-control performance and compliance to circumvent COVID-19. Furthermore, the microsystem lacks information flow and communication systems focusing on hand hygiene, and PPE usage significantly affects the healthcare staff's ability to perform such vital practices.
Context: Herman Health Care Center provides multiple services to its residents depending on medical needs after patient hospitalizations, such as short-term rehabilitation and long-term skilled nursing services. The COVID-19 pandemic had a remarkably negative impact on the skilled nursing facility. The …