“More than just cleaning”: A qualitative descriptive study of hospital cleaning staff as patient caregivers

Background: Cleaning staff in hospitals can spend an average of 10–20 min per day per patient room. Published literature shows a pattern of interactions between housekeepers and patients, and that they believe themselves to be a part of the patient care team. To date, no study about this phenomenon...

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Main Authors: Nicole Vance, Kupiri Ackerman-Barger, Jann Murray-García, Fawn A. Cothran
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-12-01
Series:International Journal of Nursing Studies Advances
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666142X22000364