Hand washing: a ritual revisited.

J. L. Bryan; J. Cohran; E. L. Larson

doi:10.1016/s0899-5885(18)30354-x

Hand washing: a ritual revisited.

J. L. Bryan, J. Cohran, E. L. Larson

School of Nursing

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This article summarizes a critical analysis of 18 studies that examined the link between hand washing and infection. Although several factors made it difficult to evaluate the effect of hand washing, the authors conclude that (1) hand washing can add incremental value to infection-control strategies in acute care settings, (2) patient hand hygiene may influence infection rates, and (3) the effect of "ideal" hand washing on nosocomial infection rates is unlikely to be quantifiable.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	617-625
Number of pages	9
Journal	Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America
Volume	7
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/s0899-5885(18)30354-x
Publication status	Published - Dec 1995

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