Abstract

BSN students will work collaboratively with the Quality Initiatives and Resources department in a rural community hospital determining hand hygiene compliance through the use of the mobile app iScrub®. This initial research will aid in potential solutions to hand hygiene compliance and teach students the importance of inter-professional collaboration.

Description

Pamela S. O'Harra: Primary presenter at conference referenced in this item record.

Author Details

Michele A. Gerwick, PhD, RN (1); Pamela S. O'Harra, DEd, MS, RN (2); Lana C. Mason, MPH, BSN, RN, CIC (3); Jessa L. Cardelli, BSN, RN (3); Virginia Hostetter, MSN, RN, CPHQ (3) - (1) Department of Nursing and Allied Health Professions, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA, USA; (2) Department of Nursing and Allied Health Professions, Indiana University of PA, Indiana, PA, USA; (3) Quality Initiatives and Resources Department, Indiana Regional Medical Center, Indiana, PA, USA

Sigma Membership

Zeta

Lead Author Affiliation

Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA

Type

Poster

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Descriptive/Correlational; Quality Improvement

Research Approach

N/A

Keywords:

Hand Hygiene Compliance, Quality Improvement, Baccalaureate Nursing Students, Rural Community Hospital, Hand Hygiene, iScrub App

Conference Name

Nursing Education Research Conference 2020

Conference Host

Sigma Theta Tau International,National League for Nursing

Conference Location

Washington, DC, USA

Conference Year

2020

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BSN students collaborate with rural community hospital in quality improvement project: Hand hygiene compliance

Washington, DC, USA

BSN students will work collaboratively with the Quality Initiatives and Resources department in a rural community hospital determining hand hygiene compliance through the use of the mobile app iScrub®. This initial research will aid in potential solutions to hand hygiene compliance and teach students the importance of inter-professional collaboration.