Infusing fun into quality and safety initiatives.

Kristen C. Foulk; Patricia Tocydlowski; Tiffany M. Snow; Karen McCloud; Myrna Cuevas; Danyell Bishop; Joan Baker; Katie Abernethy

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Infusing fun into quality and safety initiatives.

January 30, 2013

Foulk KC, Tocydlowski P, Snow TM, et al. Nursing (Brux). 2012;42(11):14-16.

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Nursing staff introduced a hand hygiene–themed game, jingle, and music video to improve hand hygiene compliance on their unit.

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