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

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

• Study
 
• Published June 2018

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

Cunningham D, Brilli RJ, McClead RE Jr, Davis JT. J Patient Saf. 2018;14:107-111.

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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