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cord-330666-puhijixa	Carrico, Ruth M.	Changing health care worker behavior in relation to respiratory disease transmission with a novel training approach that uses biosimulation	2007-02-02		.txt	text/plain	3395	193	46	BACKGROUND: This pilot study was conducted to determine whether supplementing standard classroom training methods regarding respiratory disease transmission with a visual demonstration could improve the use of personal protective equipment among emergency department nurses. CONCLUSION: Supplementing the standard training methods with a visual demonstration can improve the use of personal protective equipment during care of patients exhibiting respiratory symptoms. We used pre-/posttest knowledge assessments and observations of HCW-patient interactions to evaluate the impact of the visual demonstration of respiratory disease transmission on PPE use by HCWs. The study was conducted during the peak of the 2005 influenza season (January to March) to ensure that the HCWs could be observed interacting with the greatest number of patients with respiratory symptoms. Observers with experience in the education and training of health care personnel were trained to recognize and evaluate the use of PPE by study participants during real patient interaction.	./cache/cord-330666-puhijixa.txt	./txt/cord-330666-puhijixa.txt