Hand hygiene as a caring practice: a reflection on professional responsibility
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.
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Digital revista |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem
2017
|
| Online Access: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-71672017000200442 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| id |
oai:scielo:S0034-71672017000200442 |
|---|---|
| record_format |
ojs |
| spelling |
oai:scielo:S0034-716720170002004422017-05-29Hand hygiene as a caring practice: a reflection on professional responsibilityBelela-Anacleto,Aline Santa CruzPeterlini,Maria Angélica SorginiPedreira,Mavilde da Luz Gonçalves Hand hygiene Patient safety Nursing care Knowledge, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Cross Infections 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.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessAssociação Brasileira de EnfermagemRevista Brasileira de Enfermagem v.70 n.2 20172017-04-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articletext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-71672017000200442en10.1590/0034-7167-2016-0189 |
| institution |
SCIELO |
| collection |
OJS |
| country |
Brasil |
| countrycode |
BR |
| component |
Revista |
| access |
En linea |
| databasecode |
rev-scielo-br |
| tag |
revista |
| region |
America del Sur |
| libraryname |
SciELO |
| language |
English |
| format |
Digital |
| author |
Belela-Anacleto,Aline Santa Cruz Peterlini,Maria Angélica Sorgini Pedreira,Mavilde da Luz Gonçalves |
| spellingShingle |
Belela-Anacleto,Aline Santa Cruz Peterlini,Maria Angélica Sorgini Pedreira,Mavilde da Luz Gonçalves Hand hygiene as a caring practice: a reflection on professional responsibility |
| author_facet |
Belela-Anacleto,Aline Santa Cruz Peterlini,Maria Angélica Sorgini Pedreira,Mavilde da Luz Gonçalves |
| author_sort |
Belela-Anacleto,Aline Santa Cruz |
| title |
Hand hygiene as a caring practice: a reflection on professional responsibility |
| 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 |
| description |
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. |
| publisher |
Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem |
| publishDate |
2017 |
| url |
http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-71672017000200442 |
| work_keys_str_mv |
AT belelaanacletoalinesantacruz handhygieneasacaringpracticeareflectiononprofessionalresponsibility AT peterlinimariaangelicasorgini handhygieneasacaringpracticeareflectiononprofessionalresponsibility AT pedreiramavildedaluzgoncalves handhygieneasacaringpracticeareflectiononprofessionalresponsibility |
| _version_ |
1756377044294303744 |