Pages: 22 - 29
Article topics: Adequate hand hygiene, Healthcare associated infections, Staff compliance
Zahra Pah Lavan reviews some of the reported reasons for the health care workers' failure to comply with hand-hygiene policies highlighting the importance of hand hygiene awareness in everyday practice.
Zahra Pah-Lavan RN, BSc (Hons) is a freelance medical writer.
Article accepted for publication: March 2005