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Table 2 Number of hand hygiene opportunities observed by healthcare worker occupation

From: Infection control interventions in small rural hospitals with limited resources: results of a cluster-randomized feasibility trial

Occupation

Nonintervention

Intervention

 

[N = 1,873]

[N = 2,654]

Doctor (MD), n (%)

187 (10)

232 (9)

Nurse (RN)

934 (50)

1,328 (50)

Nurse assistant (CNA)

219 (12)

299 (11)

Respiratory therapist

50 (3)

72 (3)

Physical therapist

49 (3)

65 (2)

Radiation technician

87 (5)

76 (3)

Laboratory technician

82 (4)

137 (5)

Environmental services

72 (4)

93 (4)

Other

193 (10)

352 (13)