Evidence-Based Practice for Nurses

Apply What You Have Learned

Your committee has found three additional articles. They are not reports about research studies,
yet they contain some very pertinent information about hand hygiene compliance.

The first piece of evidence is from the Joanna Briggs Institute. It is a summary of the evidence
with a best practice recommendation. This evidence falls in the fourth level of the 5 Ss, making it
a high level of evidence.

Nguyen, P. (2016). Hand hygiene: Alcohol-based solutions. The Joanna Briggs Institute.

Retrieved January 12, 2017, from http://ovidsp.tx.ovid.com.ezproxy.valpo.edu/sp-3.23.1b

/ovidweb.cgi3.10.0b/ovidweb.cgi?&S=NJCIFPGFJODDKDEKNCNKIAOBGLKBAA00&Link

+Set=S.sh.21%7c1%7csl_190

To obtain this, you will need to access JBI through your library’s subscription. Once at the
website, you can mark the title option and then enter the title “Hand Hygiene: Alcohol-Based
Solutions” as shown here:

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