The safety stand-down: a technique for improving and sustaining hand hygiene compliance among health care personnel.

Dennis Cunningham; Richard J. Brilli; Richard E. McClead; Terrance Davis

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The safety stand-down: a technique for improving and sustaining hand hygiene compliance among health care personnel.

June 27, 2018

Cunningham D, Brilli RJ, McClead RE, et al. J Patient Saf. 2018;14(2):107-111.

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Appropriate hand hygiene is essential for preventing health care–associated infections. This study suggests that using a safety stand-down may be an effective technique for improving hand hygiene compliance.

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