Greenleaves Hospital is experiencing many hospital-based infections. Its director of training has determined that a program to encourage all hospital employees in contact with patients to wash their hands frequently would be effective in reducing these infections. Which of the following is the most appropriate criterion of success for this program?

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The most appropriate criterion of success for this program would be a significant increase in how often the hospital staff wash their hands per day in the year following the training. This would directly measure the effectiveness of the program in achieving its goal of reducing hospital-based infections. Option A is too broad of an outcome measure, and it may not be solely attributable to the hand-washing program. Option B is not relevant to assessing the effectiveness of the program. Option C measures attitudes and beliefs, but not actual behavior change.

Greenleaves Hospital Is Experiencing Many Hospital-Based Infections