International Journal of Nursing Studies
Volume 39, Issue 2 , Pages 157-163 , February 2002

Nurses’ knowledge of and compliance with universal precautions in an acute care hospital

  • Chan Regina

      Affiliations

    • Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong
    • ,
  • Alexander Molassiotis

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nursing, Chung Chi College, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin NT, Hong Kong
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Present address: School of Nursing, A Floor, Queen's Medical Centre, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK. Tel.: +44-115-8493359; fax: +44-115-9700878
    • ,
  • Chan Eunice

      Affiliations

    • Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong
    • ,
  • Chan Virene

      Affiliations

    • Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong
    • ,
  • Ho Becky

      Affiliations

    • Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong
    • ,
  • Lai Chit-ying

      Affiliations

    • Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong
    • ,
  • Lam Pauline

      Affiliations

    • Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong
    • ,
  • Shit Frances

      Affiliations

    • Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong
    • ,
  • Yiu Ivy

      Affiliations

    • Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong

Received 27 November 2000 ,Revised 10 January 2001 ,Accepted 6 April 2001.

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International Journal of Nursing Studies
Volume 39, Issue 2 , Pages 157-163 , February 2002

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