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sile creedonLecturer University College Cork Verified email at ucc.ie Cited by 1123 |
Healthcare workers' hand decontamination practices: compliance with recommended guidelines
SA Creedon - Journal of advanced nursing, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Aim. This paper reports a study of healthcare workers' handwashing/hand hygiene practices
from a behavioural perspective. Background. Hospital acquired infection poses a very real …
from a behavioural perspective. Background. Hospital acquired infection poses a very real …
Systematic qualitative literature review of health care workers' compliance with hand hygiene guidelines
Background Acquisition of a health care–associated infection is a substantial risk to patient
safety. When health care workers comply with hand hygiene guidelines, it reduces this risk …
safety. When health care workers comply with hand hygiene guidelines, it reduces this risk …
The Hawthorne effect on adherence to hand hygiene in patient care
Numerous studies demonstrate that the Hawthorne effect (behaviour change caused by
awareness of being observed) increases health workers' hand hygiene adherence but it is …
awareness of being observed) increases health workers' hand hygiene adherence but it is …
Hand hygiene compliance: exploring variations in practice between hospitals.
SA Creedon - Nursing times, 2008 - europepmc.org
Background The issue of'centre'or'hospital'as an independent variable has not been studied
extensively in healthcare workers' hand-hygiene practices. Aim To investigate healthcare …
extensively in healthcare workers' hand-hygiene practices. Aim To investigate healthcare …
Patient involvement in the implementation of infection prevention and control guidelines and associated interventions: a scoping review
Objective To explore patient involvement in the implementation of infection prevention and
control (IPC) guidelines and associated interventions. Design Scoping review. Methods A …
control (IPC) guidelines and associated interventions. Design Scoping review. Methods A …
Health care workers' hand decontamination practices: an Irish study
SA Creedon - Clinical Nursing Research, 2006 - journals.sagepub.com
The primary purpose of this quasi-experimental research is to observe health care workers'
compliance with hand-hygiene guidelines during patient care in an intensive care unit in …
compliance with hand-hygiene guidelines during patient care in an intensive care unit in …
Ethnographic study using Normalization Process Theory to understand the implementation process of infection prevention and control guidelines in Ireland
Objective The aim of this study was to explore how infection prevention and control (IPC)
guidelines are used and understood by healthcare professionals, patients and families …
guidelines are used and understood by healthcare professionals, patients and families …
Infection control: behavioural issues for healthcare workers
SA Creedon - Clinical Governance: An International Journal, 2006 - emerald.com
The purpose of this research is to explore healthcare workers' infection control practices
from a behavioural viewpoint. Major behavioural theories are explored. Findings from a …
from a behavioural viewpoint. Major behavioural theories are explored. Findings from a …
Leadership perspective on the implementation of guidelines on healthcare-associated infections
Background: Leadership is a key component for infection prevention and control and plays
an important role in the implementation of guidelines on healthcare-associated infections. A …
an important role in the implementation of guidelines on healthcare-associated infections. A …
Acute surgical wound‐dressing procedure: Description of the steps involved in the development and validation of an observational metric
The aim of this study was to develop an observational metric that could be used to assess
the performance of a practitioner in completing an acute surgical wound‐dressing procedure …
the performance of a practitioner in completing an acute surgical wound‐dressing procedure …