An interprofessional education simulation project was created for Clinical Laboratory
Sciences students to promote patient safety skills. Hand hygiene and patient identification …

Objectives During safety rounds, we observed few residents demonstrating hand hygiene
and patient identification as they began their postgraduate clinical training. We assessed …

Background Residency is a critical transition during which individuals acquire lifelong
behaviors important for professionalism and optimal patient care. One behavior is proper …

Measurement, a crucial step in any quality improvement activity, is difficult in two important
patient safety processes: hand hygiene and patient identification. This study describes a …

Aim After finishing medical school, interns are in many ways unprepared for handling patient
care challenges independently. Recognizing that interns may benefit from a patient safety …

The purpose of this article is to describe how our college of nursing began to integrate
patient safety instruction into simulation experiences for undergraduate nursing students. A …

Objectives: Hand hygiene is critical to patient safety, but low performance in terms of the
quantity and quality of hand hygiene is often reported. Training-to-proficiency is common for …

Background: Hand hygiene is the simplest, most effective measure for preventing
nosocomial infections. However, this technique is not consistently translated into clinical …

Background To address the low levels of hand hygiene compliance (HHC) at our academic
medical centre, we developed an annual patient safety course required for all incoming third …

Background Medical students served as covert observers of hand hygiene (HH) compliance
by health care workers (HCWs) during a recent 1-year study at a teaching hospital in …