Bimerew, MillionMuhawenimana, Feza2020-12-042024-11-072020-12-042024-11-072020https://hdl.handle.net/10566/19146Magister Curationis - MCurStudies have shown that no great emphasis has been put on hand washing practices in psychiatric health facilities, despite the fact that nosocomial infection outbreaks have been reported for decades. Most studies have focused on hand washing practices among general health personnel; however, little is known about hand washing practices among nurses working at psychiatric hospitals.enAttitudePsychiatric hospitalHand washing practiceHand HygieneNursesKnowledge, attitudes, and practices of nurses towards hand washing at a selected Psychiatric Hospital in the Western Cape, South AfricaUniversity of Western Cape