In what is likely a Hawthorne effect, hand hygiene rates skyrocket when the staff see that auditor is watching.BMJ Qual Saf. 2014;23:974-980.
Quantification of the Hawthorne effect in hand hygiene compliance monitoring using an electronic monitoring system: a retrospective cohort study.
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