Table 1.
Characteristics and activities of observed sample.
| Shift and unit |
Sample of staff observed, n (%) |
Hand hygiene | Low-level disinfection | |||
| Observations, n (%) | Opportunities, n (%) | Observations, n (%) | Opportunities, n (%) | |||
| Morning shift | ||||||
|
|
A | 18 (11.5) | 40 (13.5) | 51 (14.3) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (4.2) |
|
|
B | 10 (6.4) | 29 (9.8) | 31 (8.7) | 1 (7.1) | 1 (4.2) |
|
|
C | 21 (13.5) | 52 (17.5) | 69 (19.3) | 2 (14.3) | 2 (8.3) |
|
|
D | 10 (6.4) | 16 (5.4) | 17 (4.8) | 1 (7.1) | 1 (4.2) |
|
|
E | 12 (7.7) | 21 (7.1) | 32 (9.0) | 2 (14.3) | 6 (25.0) |
|
|
F | 11 (7.1) | 26 (8.8) | 29 (8.1) | 1 (7.1) | 1 (4.2) |
|
|
G | 16 (10.3) | 16 (5.4) | 26 (7.3) | 1 (7.1) | 5 (20.8) |
|
|
H | 14 (9.0) | 18 (6.1) | 22 (6.2) | 1 (7.1) | 1 (4.2) |
|
|
I | 10 (6.4) | 24 (8.1) | 27 (7.6) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (4.2) |
|
|
J | 11 (7.1) | 18 (6.1) | 25 (7.0) | 3 (21.4) | 3 (12.5) |
|
|
K | 10 (6.4) | 8 (2.7) | 11 (3.1) | —a | — |
|
|
L | 13 (8.3) | 37 (12.5) | 42 (11.8) | 2 (14.3) | 2 (8.3) |
|
|
Morning shift total | 156 (100.0) | 297 (100.0) | 357 (100.0) | 14 (100.0) | 24 (100.0) |
| Night shift | ||||||
|
|
A | 11 (16.7) | 14 (13.3) | 20 (13.8) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (11.1) |
|
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B | 6 (9.1) | 11 (10.5) | 15 (10.3) | — | — |
|
|
C | 8 (12.1) | 11 (10.5) | 15 (10.3) | 1 (33.3) | 1 (11.1) |
|
|
D | 7 (10.6) | 13 (12.4) | 16 (11.0) | 2 (66.7) | 2 (22.2) |
|
|
E | 8 (12.1) | 16 (15.2) | 21 (14.5) | — | — |
|
|
F | 9 (13.6) | 15 (14.3) | 18 (12.4) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (44.4) |
|
|
G | 7 (10.6) | 12 (11.4) | 19 (13.1) | — | — |
|
|
H | 10 (15.2) | 13 (12.4) | 21 (14.5) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (11.1) |
|
|
Night shift total | 66 (100.0) | 105 (100.0) | 145 (100.0) | 3 (100.0) | 9 (100.0) |
|
|
Grand total | 222 | 402 | 502 | 17 | 33 |
aNot available.