title: What does it take to ensure effective hand decontamination by nurses?
abstract: John Camm describes a range of initiatives targeted at increasing awareness about the causes of hospital-acquired infection and promoting greater staff compliance with effective hand hygiene. The campaigns involve encouraging patients to raise concerns with nurses and installing handwashing facilities next to each patient's bed
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cam
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001296:Audiovisual Aids; D001364:Awareness; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019983:Guideline Adherence / Q000592:standards; D006235:Hand Disinfection / Q000592:standards*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D013222:State Medicine; D013664:Teaching Materials; D006113:United Kingdom