Publications by authors named "Diana Beck"
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- The study aimed to systematically observe and improve hand hygiene compliance in operating rooms (OR) since it's crucial for preventing healthcare-associated infections, guided by WHO recommendations on direct observation.* -
- Hand hygiene compliance was monitored among various surgical staff in two departments, with only one receiving tailored training and direct feedback from an infection control nurse to evaluate its effectiveness.* -
- Results showed a significant increase in compliance in the intervention group (from 40% to 75%), while the control group saw minimal improvement (from 48% to 55%), highlighting the lack of awareness about proper hand hygiene practices among staff.*
Objective: to conduct and describe results from a process evaluation of home-based life saving skills (HBLSS) one year post-implementation.
Design: a non-experimental, descriptive design was utilised employing both qualitative and quantitative techniques for data collection including: (1) key informant interviews, (2) group discussions, (3) performance testing, and (4) review of programme data.
Setting: rural Matlab, Bangladesh in the sub-district of Chandpur.
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis: implications for medical-surgical nurses.
Medsurg Nurs
October 2006
Nurses are responsible for continual patient evaluation as they address patient needs, provide essential input into evaluation and risk stratification, and make recommendations regarding prevention-oriented strategies (American Health Consultants, 2002a). As a result, nurses are in a pivotal role to prevent VTE. Education about all aspects of VTE prevention should be included in basic nursing programs and must continue throughout a nurse's career through continuing education, reading, and dissemination of information from current health care literature.
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