Physician compliance with hand hygiene protocols prior to patient examination may improve when physicians are asked to offer hand sanitizer to patients before washing their hands with the sanitizer ...

A lot of the hand hygiene discussion in healthcare revolves around clinician adherence to hand hygiene protocols, but patients also play an important role in this infection prevention measure. However ...

The authors of the study believe it’s unclear whether it is acceptable to either patients or health workers for patients to actively participate to improve hand hygiene. There are 75 percent of ...

Hand-washing, patient falls and injuries and collapsed lungs were cited as areas of concern for metro-east area hospitals this autumn, according to a watchdog report released Nov. 16. The Leapfrog ...

A provision that would require healthcare workers to wash their hands between patients has been cut out of a patient safety bill moving through the Nevada legislature, according to a report by the ...

Celebrating nearly 30 years of impact, Dr. Joy Void-Holmes is named Favorite Hygiene Instructor by Nifty Thrifty ...

Can changing a single word on a sign motivate doctors and nurses to wash their hands? Campaigns about hand-washing in hospitals usually try to scare doctors and nurses about personal illness, says ...