Journal Article 3.1: Randle, J., Arthur, A., Vaughan, N., Wharrad, H. and Windle, R. (2014) ‘An observational study of hand hygiene adherence following the introduction of an educational intervention,’ Journal of Infection Prevention, 15(4): 142-147.

Description: Discusses and evaluates an intervention aimed at enhancing hand hygiene adherence.

Recommended readings

Journal Article 3.2: Groves, W. (2014) ‘Professional practice skills for nurses,’ Nursing Standard, 29(1): 51-59. doi:10.7748/ns.29.1.51.e8955 (not freely available online).

Description: Continuing professional development article which encourages you to examine ways in which developing professional practice skills can help nurses cope with conflicting demands and ‘compassion fatigue’.

Journal Article 3.3: Boland, B., Burnage, J. and Scott, A. (2014) ‘Protecting against harm: safeguarding adults in general medicine,’ Clinical Medicine, 14(4): 345-58. doi:10.1136/bmj.f2716

Description: Paper discusses two case examples of how abuse can present in a general hospital setting and considers the steps clinicians (in this case doctors but equally applicable to any health care professional) should take in the interests of their patients.

Journal Article 3.4: Loveday, H.P., Wilson, J.A., Pratt, R.J., Golsorkhi, M., Tingle, A., Bak, A., Browne, J., Prieto, J. and Wilcox, M. (2014) ‘epic3: National evidence-based guidelines for preventing healthcare-associated infections in NHS Hospitals in England,’ Journal of Hospital Infection, 86(S1): S1-S70.

Description: National evidence-based guidelines for preventing healthcare-associated infections in NHS hospitals in England.