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Infection control and hospital epidemiology, 2019
We demonstrated that hand washing resulted in frequent dispersal of gram-negative bacilli from colonized sink drains in hospitals to cover gowns and hands. A plastic drain cover reduced but did not eliminate the risk for contamination.
Z. Hajar, T. Mana, J. Cadnum, C. Donskey
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We demonstrated that hand washing resulted in frequent dispersal of gram-negative bacilli from colonized sink drains in hospitals to cover gowns and hands. A plastic drain cover reduced but did not eliminate the risk for contamination.
Z. Hajar, T. Mana, J. Cadnum, C. Donskey
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, 1999
To the Editor: Gina Pugliese and Martin Favero1 provided a summary of reviews associated with compliance with hand washing. Also, they noted that there were some concerns related to using gloves as an alternative to hand washing. These concerns are quite valid and require attention in many patient-care settings.
Martin S. Favero, Gina Pugliese
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To the Editor: Gina Pugliese and Martin Favero1 provided a summary of reviews associated with compliance with hand washing. Also, they noted that there were some concerns related to using gloves as an alternative to hand washing. These concerns are quite valid and require attention in many patient-care settings.
Martin S. Favero, Gina Pugliese
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Hand Washing: A Ritual Revisited
Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America, 1995This article summarizes a critical analysis of 18 studies that examined the link between hand washing and infection. Although several factors made it difficult to evaluate the effect of hand washing, the authors conclude that (1) hand washing can add incremental value to infection-control strategies in acute care settings, (2) patient hand hygiene may ...
Jackie Cohran +2 more
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Hand washing for preventing diarrhoea
2008Diarrhoea is a common cause of morbidity and a leading cause of death among children aged less than five years, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. It is transmitted by ingesting contaminated food or drink, by direct person-to-person contact, or from contaminated hands.
Ejemot R +4 more
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Responsibility and hand washing behaviour
Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 2016Recent research suggests that compulsions persist due to a self-perpetuating mechanism of poor memory confidence and repetition. However, most of this work has examined checking compulsions and findings may not generalize well to washing compulsions. This study examined the role of responsibility in the persistence of washing behaviour.Hand washing was
Jasmine Taylor, Christine Purdon
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Microplastic Fiber Release by Laundry: A Comparative Study of Hand-Washing and Machine-Washing
ACS ES&T Water, 2023Chunhui Wang +7 more
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Germ Destroyer - A Gamified System to Increase the Hand Washing Duration in Shared Bathrooms
ACM SIGCHI Annual Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play, 2019Washing hands is important for public health as it prevents spreading germs to other people. One of the most important factors in cleaning hands is the hand washing duration.
Maximilian Altmeyer +4 more
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Journal of Chemical Education, 2010
To avoid confusion, safety rules should specify that the use of hand sanitizers is not a substitute for washing hands after laboratory.
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To avoid confusion, safety rules should specify that the use of hand sanitizers is not a substitute for washing hands after laboratory.
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The American Journal of Nursing, 1934
use of substitutes for the usual plunibing facilities found in a hospital, home, or factory. We wish to share with you the simple method which is used by the nursing staff at Cumberland Hospital, Brooklyn, New York, in order that hand washing may become such in fact as well as in theory.
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use of substitutes for the usual plunibing facilities found in a hospital, home, or factory. We wish to share with you the simple method which is used by the nursing staff at Cumberland Hospital, Brooklyn, New York, in order that hand washing may become such in fact as well as in theory.
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Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing: Continuing Competence for the Future, 2018
Nurses undertake important responsibilities in patient care and the prevention of hospital-acquired infections. However, adherence to hand hygiene practices among nurses has been reported to be low.
Mete Kağan Karaoğlu, S. Akin
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Nurses undertake important responsibilities in patient care and the prevention of hospital-acquired infections. However, adherence to hand hygiene practices among nurses has been reported to be low.
Mete Kağan Karaoğlu, S. Akin
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