Moore, et al. (2017) assert that hand hygiene is critical for prevention of healthcare-associated infections and explain, “Adherence measurement by direct observation is resource intensive and biased by the Hawthorne effect. Group e-monitoring systems require knowing the expected rate of hand hygiene opportunities (HHOs) per patient care hour in each ward/department. This measurement is a challenge in emergency departments (EDs) because of wide variety of care provided.”clicca qui per continuare a leggere
