Date of Award
8-1989
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
Psychology
First Advisor
Dr. Michele Burnette
Second Advisor
Dr. William Redmon
Third Advisor
Dr. Alan Poling
Access Setting
Masters Thesis-Open Access
Abstract
Performance feedback has been used in various organizations to correct problems in the areas of safety, customer service, absenteeism, and tardiness. The present research examined the effects of performance feedback to increase compliance with universal precautions in an emergency room department. Four subjects (Registered Nurses) were observed for glove wearing in any of six different situations common to the emergency room. These included cleaning instruments, cleaning a laceration, giving an injection, phlebotomy, inserting an intravenous catheter, and obtaining and/or transporting specimens other than blood. A multiple baseline experimental design was employed in this study. Results indicated that performance feedback increased glove wearing in all subjects.
Recommended Citation
Devries, Jane E., "Compliance with Universal Precautions by Health Care Workers in a Rural Community Emergency Room" (1989). Masters Theses. 1105.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/masters_theses/1105