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Impact of a team and leaders-directed strategy to improve nurses' adherence to hand hygiene guidelines: a cluster randomised trial.
Huis A, Schoonhoven L, Grol R, et al. Impact of a team and leaders-directed strategy to improve nurses' adherence to hand hygiene guidelines: a cluster randomised trial. Int J Nurs Stud. 2013;50(4):464-74. doi:10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2012.08.004.
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May 22, 2013
Huis A, Schoonhoven L, Grol R, et al. Int J Nurs Stud. 2013;50(4):464-74.
In this cluster randomized trial, a strategy that sought to improve nurses' hand hygiene by emphasizing team commitment and leadership engagement did achieve higher hand hygiene rates compared with a standard quality improvement approach. However, the overall rate of hand hygiene adherence remained poor in both groups.
