Hand hygiene promotion and the participation of infection control link nurses: An effective innovation to overcome campaign fatigue

Campaign fatigue was evident in a large hospital in Hong Kong when hand hygiene compliance remained just above 50% after 4 years of aggressive and varied promotional activities. A new innovative strategy was developed that directly involved the infection control link nurses both in formulating the s...

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Published in:American journal of infection control 2013-12, Vol.41 (12), p.1281-1283
Main Authors: Seto, Wing Hong, MD, Yuen, Shanny W.S., RN, Cheung, Christina W.Y., RN, Ching, Patricia T.Y., RN, Cowling, Benjamin J., BSc, PhD, Pittet, Didier, MD, MS
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Cross Infection - prevention & control
Education, Medical - methods
Epidemiology. Vaccinations
General aspects
Guideline Adherence - statistics & numerical data
Hand hygiene
Hand Hygiene - methods
Hands
Health care-associated infections
Hong Kong
Hospitals
Human infectious diseases. Experimental studies and models
Humans
Hygiene
Infection Control
Infection Control - methods
Infectious Disease
Infectious diseases
Innovations
Medical sciences
Nurses
Promotional activities
Wellness programs
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Summary:Campaign fatigue was evident in a large hospital in Hong Kong when hand hygiene compliance remained just above 50% after 4 years of aggressive and varied promotional activities. A new innovative strategy was developed that directly involved the infection control link nurses both in formulating the strategy and in implementing the various proposed programs. The new strategy was successful in increasing hand hygiene compliance to 83%.
ISSN:0196-6553
1527-3296
DOI:10.1016/j.ajic.2013.04.011