Open AccessEducational interventions to improve knowledge and skills of interns towards prevention and control of hospital-associated infections
Author(s) -
Sandeep Dogra,
Ruchita Mahajan,
Beena Jad,
Bella Mahajan
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
international journal of applied and basic medical research/international journal of applied and basic medical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2248-9606
pISSN - 2229-516X
DOI - 10.4103/2229-516x.162279
Subject(s) - curriculum , psychological intervention , likert scale , context (archaeology) , medical education , test (biology) , medicine , health care , control (management) , preference , nursing , psychology , pedagogy , computer science , paleontology , developmental psychology , artificial intelligence , economics , biology , microeconomics , economic growth
We believe that there is significant educational deficit amongst interns regarding up-to-date formal knowledge and skills on healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) which might compromise patient safety. This urgently requires curriculum innovations to ensure their formal training on HAIs prevention and control.