Document 0905
 DOCN  M95A0905
 TI    Infection control: a survey to determine knowledge of nurses in a
       clinical setting.
 DT    9510
 AU    Gould D
 SO    Nurs Stand. 1995 May 31-Jun 6;9(36):35-8. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/95336913
 AB    This study set out to discover whether nurses with an understanding of
       the theoretical principles of microbiology know more about the clinical
       aspects of infection control than those without. Two vignettes were
       developed depicting typical situations. They were presented to 130
       nurses in intensive care, surgical or medical units in two similar
       hospitals, one with updated guidance and one without. Results showed
       that most subjects would not perform optimally in the everyday
       situations depicted, nor would they have sufficient knowledge of
       microbiology to understand the theoretical principles underpinning
       infection control.
 DE    Cross Infection/*PREVENTION & CONTROL  Human  HIV Infections/PREVENTION
       & CONTROL  Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice  *Nursing Staff, Hospital
       Universal Precautions  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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