Related Experiment Video
Updated: Apr 21, 2026

Using Clicker Training and Social Observation to Teach Rats to Voluntarily Change Cages
Published on: October 25, 2018
[Hygiene communication - conditions for change]
Susanne Kjærbeck1, Helle Petersen
1Institut for Kultur og Identitet, Roskilde Universitet, Universitetsvej 1, 4000 Roskilde. susannek@ruc.dk.
Abstract:
The article focuses on strengths and weaknesses of the local hygiene communication in a hospital ward. Efficient change communication consists of central and local communication activities. The hygiene coordinator is an important local "change agent", but in practice the role is difficult. The communicative interaction between the central infection control organization and a specific ward as well as between the department management and the hygiene coordinator should be strengthened in order to create change in staff behaviour.
Related Concept Videos
Hand hygiene
Hand washing...
Healthcare Associated Infections II: Preventive Measures
The best practices for preventing healthcare-associated infections include hand hygiene, patient risk...
Levels of Communication II: Organizational, Public, and Group Dynamics
Handwashing I: Introduction and Types of Equipment
Hand wash basins in clinical areas should have faucets that can be turned on and off without using the hands; that is, they should be non-touch or lever-operated....
Standard Precaution
Hand hygiene is the most crucial means to prevent the transmission of disease. Employers are legally required to provide their workers with personal protective equipment (PPE) to minimize exposure or contact with...
Communication

