Intensive care unit professionals' knowledge and behavior related to the adoption of contact precautions Conocimiento y comportamiento de los profesionales de un centro de terapia intensiva en relación a la adopción de las precauciones de contacto Conhecimento e comportamento dos profissionais de um centro de terapia intensiva em relação à adoção das precauções de contato

This study aimed to assess the knowledge and behavior of professionals working in Intensive Care Units (ICU) related to the adoption of contact precautions for the control of hospital infections (HI). This cross-sectional study used a semi-structured questionnaire to collect data. Descriptive and mu...

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Main Authors: Adriana Cristina de Oliveira, Clareci Silva Cardoso, Daniela Mascarenhas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2009-10-01
Series:Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-11692009000500005