A study at Rhode Island Hospital, in Providence, observed staff on 161,526 occasions between July 2008 to December 2012 to monitor how often they cleaned their hands. The study found that hand hygiene compliance improved from 60 percent to 89 percent, according to an article on the Science Codex website.
The study outlined the infection control and prevention program used at Rhode Island Hospital that improved hand hygiene compliance among doctors, nurses and support staff, the article said.
The article reported there was greater hand hygiene compliance when health care workers were leaving patient rooms, when going in or out of the room of a patient that was known to be infected or colonized with antibiotic-resistant bacteria, and when caring for patients during the evening shift.
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