Hand hygiene as a caring practice: a reflection on professional responsibility

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Autor(a) principal: Belela-Anacleto,Aline Santa Cruz
Data de Publicação: 2017
Outros Autores: Peterlini,Maria Angélica Sorgini, Pedreira,Mavilde da Luz Gonçalves
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem (Online)
Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-71672017000200442
Resumo: ABSTRACT Hand hygiene represents a fundamental nursing care practice and is traditionally considered the most important and effective measure in the prevention and control of healthcare-related infections. However, studies indicate that adherence to the procedure is unsatisfactory throughout the world, and show low adherence rates. In a context in which patient safety stands out as a priority, this text submits refl ections about professional responsibility when not adhering to hand hygiene practices, and ethical aspects related to this conduct.
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title Hand hygiene as a caring practice: a reflection on professional responsibility
spellingShingle Hand hygiene as a caring practice: a reflection on professional responsibility
Belela-Anacleto,Aline Santa Cruz
Hand hygiene
Patient safety
Nursing care
Knowledge, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Cross Infections
title_short Hand hygiene as a caring practice: a reflection on professional responsibility
title_full Hand hygiene as a caring practice: a reflection on professional responsibility
title_fullStr Hand hygiene as a caring practice: a reflection on professional responsibility
title_full_unstemmed Hand hygiene as a caring practice: a reflection on professional responsibility
title_sort Hand hygiene as a caring practice: a reflection on professional responsibility
author Belela-Anacleto,Aline Santa Cruz
author_facet Belela-Anacleto,Aline Santa Cruz
Peterlini,Maria Angélica Sorgini
Pedreira,Mavilde da Luz Gonçalves
author_role author
author2 Peterlini,Maria Angélica Sorgini
Pedreira,Mavilde da Luz Gonçalves
author2_role author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Belela-Anacleto,Aline Santa Cruz
Peterlini,Maria Angélica Sorgini
Pedreira,Mavilde da Luz Gonçalves
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Hand hygiene
Patient safety
Nursing care
Knowledge, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Cross Infections
topic Hand hygiene
Patient safety
Nursing care
Knowledge, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Cross Infections
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