Fanshawe College, School of Nursing, London, Ontario, N4S 7V9 Canada.
Issues Ment Health Nurs. 2009 Nov;30(11):702-4.
Hand hygiene practice among health care workers is considered to be the single most effective method of preventing nosocomial infection in hospital settings. Infection control practices in psychiatric facilities are particularly challenging as hand hygiene protocols are specific to acute care facilities, areas where hands are visibly soiled, and when procedures are completed that may involve body fluid exposure. The inability to motivate and change the hand washing practices of health care workers suggests that hand washing behaviour is complex, involving individual beliefs and attitudes and institutional commitment and rigor.
医护人员的手部卫生实践被认为是预防医院环境中医院感染的最有效方法。精神科设施中的感染控制实践特别具有挑战性，因为手部卫生协议是针对急性护理设施、手部明显污染的区域以及在可能涉及体液暴露的情况下完成的程序制定的。无法激励和改变医护人员的洗手习惯表明，洗手行为很复杂，涉及个人信念和态度以及机构承诺和严格性。
