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Storytelling: its place in infection control education

University of Nottingham, Grantham and District Hospital, 101 Manthorpe Road, Grantham, Lincolnshire NG31 8FH, mark.cole{at}nottingham.ac.uk

It is generally accepted that hand hygiene is the single most effective measure to prevent health care associated infection. Similarly, education is thought to be the cornerstone of effective practice. While common sense supports the notion that hand hygiene compliance would be enhanced by producing a well informed health care worker, traditional didactic methods of teaching are often poor at invoking and sustaining behaviour change. Storytelling is gaining popularity as an educational activity as it is said to stimulate thought, reflection and enhance the learning experience. This paper, describes one way in which storytelling may be used within a hand hygiene improvement strategy.

Key Words: Hand hygiene • compliance • education • storytelling

Journal of Infection Prevention, Vol. 10, No. 5, 154-158 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/1757177409341425


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