Education—Past, present, and future

Pfaff, Sandra J.

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“…Education's lack of success in stimulating a sustained behavioural change may be a combination of who facilitates the learning process, the method of presentation and the content. 6,34 In effect, each of these would benefit from a review towards facilitating a raised awareness among practitioners regarding their own susceptibility and the consequences to others of their poor practice from a psychosocial perspective. In addition, education needs to reinforce among practitioners that hand hygiene nonadherence is likely to constitute a breech of their code of professional conduct, the Health and Safety at Work Act and the Human Rights Act under Article 2 which refers to preventative measures.…”

Section: Explaining Cognitive Economymentioning

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Recognising the psychosocial issues involved in hand hygiene

Elliott

2003

Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health

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Non-adherence to hand hygiene among those involved in the provision of health care is the principal route by which infection is spread. However, despite an extensive research base, regular education and the application of prescriptive rules there has been a consistent failure to achieve long-term adherence in appropriate hand hygiene practice. Where improved adherence has been achieved there has been little evidence to show that it was for anything other than a limited period with individuals ultimately reverting back to their original practice. This paper therefore proposes that the principal cause of non-adherence to safe hand hygiene practice among those involved in the provision of health care is psychosocial in its nature. Further, until strategies are developed that will reflect this, the well-being of individuals seeking health care intervention will continue to be compromised.

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Recognising the psychosocial issues involved in hand hygiene

Elliott

2003

Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health

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Training of Personnel for Infection Control

Crow

1984

Infect. Control

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The overall objectives for implementing an infection control program are to make hospital personnel aware of nosocomial infections and to educate these persons in their role in decreasing the risk of these infections. The infection control practitioner (ICP) implements these objectives by performing surveillance to determine problem areas and by developing policies and procedures that prevent and control nosocomial infections. Appropriate qualities for an ICP include initiative, leadership, communication skills, commitment, and charisma. Expertise in patient care practices, aseptic principles, sterilization practices, education, research, epidemiology, microbiology, infectious diseases, and psychology are acquired skills.Local, state, and national organizations, as well as universities, are responsible for ICP training. In the US the Centers for Disease Control have established a training program for the beginning ICP and the Association of Practitioners in Infection Control (APIC) has developed a study guide for developing infection control skills. The ultimate responsibility for education is an individual obligation, however. Certification of the ICP would insure a minimum level of knowledge, thereby standardizing and upgrading the practice of infection control.

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A Master of Public Administration Degree with Chinese Characteristics?

Tong

Straussman

2003

Journal of Public Affairs Education

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Education—Past, present, and future

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Recognising the psychosocial issues involved in hand hygiene

Recognising the psychosocial issues involved in hand hygiene

Training of Personnel for Infection Control

A Master of Public Administration Degree with Chinese Characteristics?

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