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Article 1

Article 2

Article 3

Article 4

Author, Journal (Peer-Reviewed), and

Permalink or Working Link to Access Article

Authors: Catherine Godfrey and Jeffrey T. Schouten

Link- doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000000034

Authors: Heather S. Reisinger et. Al

Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2013.04.016

Authors: B. Allegranzi and H. Sax and D. Pittet

Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0195-6701(13)60003-1

Authors: Catherine Godfrey, Christie Villa, Liza Dawson, Susan Swindells, and Jeffrey T. Schouten,

Link: doi: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e3182845b95

Article Title and Year Published

Article Title: Infection Control Best Practices in Clinical Research in Resource-Limited Settings

Year Published: 2014

Article Title: Comprehensive survey of hand hygiene measurement and improvement practices in the Veterans Health Administration

Year published: 2015

Article Title: Hand hygiene and healthcare system change within multi-modal promotion: a narrative review

Year Published:

2015.

Article Title: Controlling Health Care Associated Infections in the International Research Setting

Year Published: 2014

Research Questions (Qualitative)/Hypothesis (Quantitative), and Purposes/Aim of Study

The purpose of the study is to describe best practices for infection control programs in acute care setting.

The article aims to identify variability in hand hygiene practices.

The article aims to discuss the need for system change in developing hand hygiene improvement intervention practices.

The article aims to discuss ways of controlling infections acquired in healthcare facilities.

Design (Type of Quantitative, or Type of Qualitative)

Design: Descriptive and explanatory

Design: Survey

Descriptive and explanatory study

Design: Survey

Setting/Sample

Sample: Infection control practitioners

Sample: Veterans Health Administration

Sample: Acute care setting

Sample: Clinical research sites

Methods: Intervention/Instruments

The study involved controlled trials that were selected at random.

The national survey covered

Measurement for hand hygiene compliance and improvement practices to ensure compliance.

Method: feasibility and impact study.

Method: The survey was conducted to find out about formal intervention programs for infection control.

Analysis

Analysis was done to observe compliance with infection control programs

Survey results of one hundred and forty-one healthcare centers were analysed

Review of reports on hand hygiene studies

Survey results from seventy-four sites were analysed

Key Findings

Low rates of adherence to infection control programs

A majority of VHA medical centers measure compliance rates and have instituted intervention practices.

Necessary infrastructure is crucial in enhancing hand hygiene

Organizational support such as staff training and surveillance helps in infection control.

Recommendations

The article recommends the development of infection control standards for patient care (Schouten, 2014)

The article recommends the need to standardize surveillance and compliance monitoring across all VHA medical centers (Reisinger et Al. 2014).

The article recommends the need for system change to improve hand hygiene intervention strategies (Allegranzi et Al., 2014).

The article recommends the need to adopt infection control policies in all clinical research sites (Godfrey et Al., 2014)

Explanation of How the Article Supports EBP/Capstone Project

The study on infection control programs supports the capstone project.

The survey supports the capstone project through the study of measurement of hand hygiene compliance rates and intervention practices

Demonstrating the need for necessary infrastructure that will ensure hand

hygiene compliance is in support of the capstone project.

The survey on infection control policies in healthcare facilities supports the capstone project.

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Article 5

Article 6

Article 7

Article 8

Author, Journal (Peer-Reviewed), and

Permalink or Working Link to Access Article

Authors: Helena C. Maltezou and Sabine Wicker

Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2012.09.017

Authors: Walter Zingg, Alison Holmes, Anna-Pelagia Magiorakos, and Didier Pittet

Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/S1473-3099(14)70854-0

Authors: Cornelia Hoffmann, Lutz Buchholz and Paul Schnitzler

Link: https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-6673-8-20

Authors: Hassan Ahmed Khan, Aftab Ahmad, and Riffat Mehboob

Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apjtb.2015.05.001

Article Title and Year Published

Article Title: Measles in health-care settings

Year Published: 2016

Article Title: Hospital organization, management, and structure for prevention of health-care-associated infection: a systematic review and expert consensus

Year Published: 2015

Article Title: Reduction of needlestick injuries in healthcare personnel at a university hospital using safety devices

Year Published: 2015

Article Title: Nosocomial infections and their control strategies

Year Published: 2015

Research Questions (Qualitative)/Hypothesis (Quantitative), and Purposes/Aim of Study

The role of health-care setting in the transmission of measles.

The aim of the study was to identify key components for the implementation of infection control programs

The objective of the study was to examine the effect of introduction of safety devices in reducing needlestick injuries.

The study aimed to discuss ways of controlling nosocomial infections.

Design (Type of Quantitative, or Type of Qualitative)

Descriptive and explanatory study

Design: Descriptive and explanatory study

Design: Descriptive and explanatory study

Design: Descriptive and explanatory study

Setting/Sample

Health-care setting

Health-care setting

Health-care setting

Health-care setting

Methods: Intervention/Instruments

Methods: Diagnosis of outbreak cases

Method: Systematic review

Method: Extraction and review of data from laboratory information systems.

Method: Systematic review

Analysis

Analytical analysis of infection control measures in health-care setting

A detailed systematic review on organization of infection control policies in hospitals

An analysis of needlestick injuries before and after introduction of safety devices

Analysis of control of nosocomial infections

Key Findings

Sufficient vaccination coverage is a key infection control measure

Staff training and surveillance are key components of infection control programs in hospitals.

The introduction of safety devices greatly reduces infections acquired in hospitals

The use of proper infection control practices can reduce the spread of nosocomial infections

Recommendations

The article recommends the need for sufficient vaccination coverage to eliminate measles (Maltezou et Al., 2017).

The article recommends the implementation of multimodal and multidisciplinary infection control programs (Zingg et Al., 2015).

The article recommends the implementation of safety devices to improve healthcare personnel and patients’ safety (Hoffmann et Al., 2017)

The article recommends the need to devise a surveillance methodology to reduce transmission of nosocomial infections (Khan et Al., 2015).

Explanation of How the Article Supports EBP/Capstone

The article supports the capstone project through the study of infection control of health-care associated outbreak of measles.

The article supports the capstone project by identifying several key components for implementation and monitoring of infection control

The article supports the capstone project by recommending the implementation of safety devices in healthcare facilities.

The article supports the capstone project by providing ways of devising infection control programs to compare and control infection rates