The American journal of nursing
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Multicenter Study Clinical Trial
Evaluation of a hand hygiene campaign in outpatient health care clinics.
To improve hand hygiene in two outpatient health care clinics through the introduction of a gel sanitizer and an informational poster. ⋯ Hand hygiene performance by health care workers in outpatient clinics may be improved through promoting the use of gel sanitizer and using informational posters. Compared with surveys, direct observation by trained observers may provide more accurate information about worker preferences for hand hygiene tools.