Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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369284 | Nurse Education Today | 2011 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
SUMMARYThis paper discusses a literature review which was undertaken prior to a research study about student nurses' and midwives' experiences of learning infection control in clinical practice. Its aim is to identify the role of education in the prevention and control of infection, with a specific focus on compliance with infection control precautions and reduction in infection rates. It also identifies the methods used for teaching infection control. The review concludes that there is no rigorous and convincing evidence that education improves compliance with infection control precautions or reduces rates of infection, particularly in the long-term. Areas for future research are identified.
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Authors
Deborah J. Ward,