Visual Poster Research Articles

Analisis Elemen Visual Pada Poster Film Miracle In Cell No.7

A film poster is the identity of a film which functions as a promotional medium for the film. Promotion of the film Miracle in Cell No.7 by Hanung Bramantyo uses internet marketing techniques, by uploading film posters to social media. This research aims to analyze the various meanings of the signs implied in the film poster Miracle in Cell No.7. This research is qualitative research, the data analysis method consists of four stages of design review, namely, work description, formal analysis, interpretation, and evaluation. The work description describes all the elements contained in the film poster Miracle in Cell No.7. Formal analysis is technically discussing how basic elements such as illustrations, colors, and typography are arranged to form a single unit in an order or layout. Interpretation is interpreting the meaning of signs based on Charles Sanders Pierce's semiotic theory which includes icons, indices, and symbols. Evaluation is outlining the conclusions of all the stages that have been passed. The research results found that various signs were in harmony with each other so that they supported the message conveyed in the film poster. It was concluded that the visualization of the main illustrations, supporting visuals, colors, and typography displayed on the visual poster for the film Miracle in Cell No.7 gives an implied picture of a father's love for his daughter, until one day they had to separate because justice was not on his side

Communicating Risks and Food Procedures through a Visual Poster for Caregivers of Patients with Dysphagia in Inpatient Care: Usability and Impact.

Food-related procedures are a part of rehabilitation interventions for dysphagia. However, studies show that professional-caregiver communication is often lacking in dysphagia, risking caregivers' knowledge, understanding, and practice of those procedures, with negative consequences for patient safety and rehabilitation. The aim of this study was to evaluate caregivers' perspectives about the utility of a poster designed to communicate dysphagia-related risks and food procedures for caregivers of patients in inpatient care. The impact of caregivers' exposure to the poster on patients' dysphagia-related health was additionally explored. The poster was placed by the beds of a randomly assigned group of patients (n = 21). Their caregivers responded to a questionnaire about the poster's utility. In addition, to explore whether the caregiver exposure to the poster could already have some effect on patient dysphagia-related health, patient risk of aspiration, food swallowing capacity, nutritional status, and oral cavity health were assessed before and one month after placement of the poster, and the poster-exposed group was compared with a (randomly-assigned) non-exposed group (n = 21). Data were analyzed with descriptive statistics and generalized linear models based on analyses of covariance. All caregivers across various education levels reported noticing, reading, and understanding the poster (100%). Nearly all reported that the poster added new information to their knowledge (17 out of 21). In the additional analysis, the patients in the poster-exposed group showed greater improvements in the health outcomes, compared with the non-exposed group, although the effects were statistically non-significant within this study's one-month period. A poster with pictorial information was effective in increasing awareness about dysphagia-specific information among caregivers of patients in inpatient care and can be used as an augmentative means of information, with potential benefits for patient safety and rehabilitation.

A Visual Approach to the Damage Diagnosis of Monoliths from the Monquira Archaeological Park - El Infiernito in Colombia

Natural stones of monuments represent an important part of our world’s cultural heritage but deteriorate by the direct or indirect interaction of mineral and stone weathering. Application of damage indices improves stone damage diagnosis and is very appropriate for the determination of necessary preservation procedures as well as the long-term survey and maintenance of stone monuments. The sandstones used at El Infiernito in Villa de Leyva, Colombia, today show weathering damages of partly extreme intensity. In-situ surveys allowed damage mapping to identify major causes of damage and to understand their relationship with stone and environment characteristics. In this research, the results of describing the state of deterioration of the pre-Hispanic phallic monoliths in the Archaeological Park of Monquirá "El Infiernito", are presented in the form of monument visual posters. On the basis of the visualizing of weathering forms at representative monoliths, the state of deterioration is precisely characterized and evaluated. The monument mapping and photographic documentation method can also be useful for reassessing weather damage in the framework of long-term monitoring and maintenance of monuments. This article presents the methodology of mapping weathering forms of stone monuments by using a visual classification system developed over the years with various applications.

“Have a Flare with Me!”: Disability Storytelling on TikTok

ABSTRACTPeople with shared health conditions, including contested conditions like central sensitivity syndromes (CSSs), are utilizing TikTok to both seek and tell visual illness stories—and to co‐create health information in creative, mimetic, and platform‐specific ways. This poster presents results from a pilot qualitative content analysis study of 100 TikTok videos and comments by people personally experiencing #fibromyalgia, a pilot codesign session with a CSS TikTok community member, and late breaking results from a dissertation in progress. These studies are the first stages in the goal to understand and support these embodied, creative, and often‐collective storytelling abilities, necessary within the CSS community experiencing invisibility, stigma, and difficult diagnoses. The visual poster format enables discussion, with examples of TikTok videos illustrating 7 identified themes, iconographic elements, and examples of reoccurring creative choices and collective storytelling features. Last, of broader interest in our field, this poster presents methodological challenges and sparks for discussion of best methods for TikTok research, including: (1) a novel sampling approach addressing gaps in current research and the slippery definition of TikTok communities, (2) a brief description of preliminary codesign findings and the method's promise in this domain, and (3) discussion of critical disability studies perspectives guiding this research.

Analysis of Visual Elements on the Movie Poster Suzume

The poster was one of the visual media that served as a messenger primarily for the sense of sight to convey messages that needed visual communication and message symbols to be understood as well as for the promotion of the film. The study was intended to find out the meaning that visual elements posed on movie posters. The research methods used are qualitative descriptive analytics using the technique for collecting data for literature studies and observing the "Suzume" and semiotics film poster of Ferdinand De Saussure used as a research method to help researchers examine the visual and signature elements on the poster. Semiotics is the study of signs, bookmarks, and maps and the relation between them under a convention in the community. In the study, signs related to the film and visual posters are made beyond the reference to the movie scene.

A generative deep learning for exploring layout variation on visual poster design

Layout variation is an essential concept in design and allows designers to create a sense of depth and complexity in their work. However, manually creating layout variations can be time-consuming and limit a designer's creativity. The use of generative art as a tool for creating visual poster designs that emphasize layout variety is explored in this study. Deep learning through generative art offers a solution by using an algorithm to generate layout variations automatically. This paper uses the VQGAN and CLIP approach to describe a generative art system, which renders images via a text prompt and produces a series of variations based on the zoom parameter 0.95 and shifts the y-axis 5 pixels. Our experiment shows that one frame can be generated roughly in 10.108±0.226 seconds, significantly faster than the conventional method for creating layouts on poster design. The model achieved a good quality image, scoring 4.248 using an inception score evaluation. The layout variations can be used as a basis for poster design visuals, allowing designers to explore different visual representations of layouts. This paper demonstrates the potential of generative art to explore layout variation in visual design, offering designers a new approach to creating dynamic and engaging visual designs.

Consenting surgical patients for the risk of contracting COVID-19 during the hospital stay.

Postoperative pulmonary complications occur in half of patients with perioperative COVID-19 and are associated with high mortality. The Royal College of Surgeons of England published guidance on recovery of surgical services during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. One part of this toolkit looked at unique considerations during the COVID-19 pandemic, in particular the risk of contracting COVID-19 while in the hospital. This quality improvement project sought to assess consent forms from the authors' surgical department to see if patients were being consented for the risks associated with COVID-19 during their stay in the hospital. Over an 8-week period in October and November 2020, consent forms for patients under the general surgery department were audited four times against the Royal College of Surgeons of England's standards. Patients were included in the study if they were deemed to have capacity to consent to a procedure. Posters in the hospital, generic emails and teaching sessions were used as the interventions after each cycle of the audit. Baseline measurement showed that fewer than 37% of patients were consented for the risk of contracting COVID-19; this rose to almost 61%, 71% and 85% in the second, third and fourth parts of the project respectively. Year 1 and 2 core surgical trainees and clinical fellows below registrar level showed the greatest improvement, from consenting only 8% of patients up to 100% of patients, while specialty registrars showed improvement in consenting from 52% to 73%. The change was sustained 2 years after the initial interventions, with almost 60% of patients consented for the risk associated with in-hospital COVID-19 infection in March 2023. Errors or omission of important elements in documentation of patient consent can delay operations, expose hospital trusts to medicolegal risk and ultimately may represent a failure to fully respect patient autonomy. This project sought to evaluate consenting practice during the presence of COVID-19 in society. While the teaching session showed some improvement in the consenting for the risk of COVID-19, emails and visual posters increased the consent rates further.

Visual Cue to Reduce False No-Show Registration in Riyadh Primary Healthcare: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Introduction: Preliminary field visits to the Saudi Ministry of Health’s primary healthcare centers (PHCs) confirmed a proportion of prior reported no-show appointments to be false due to staff registering patient arrivals inappropriately. We sought to investigate whether visual cue reminders would prime the staff to register patients properly. Methods: A randomized controlled trial was conducted in 2019 involving 35 PHCs in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Visual posters were installed in the intervention PHCs wherever patient arrivals were registered. The primary outcome was patient no-show appointments. Staff who registered appointment arrivals were observed and interviewed. Multilevel logistic regression analyzed the change in no-shows across an intervention group and a control group. Results: The intervention group had lower odds ratio (OR) of no-shows than the control group, although not significantly (OR 0.81, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.50–1.31). The period during Ramadan saw fewer no-shows than pre-Ramadan (OR 1.60, 95% CI = 1.55–1.66). Compared to family medicine appointments, no-shows were higher for the smoking cessation clinic (OR 3.95, 95% CI = 3.43–4.54), dental appointments (OR 2.14, 95% CI = 1.97–2.32), and vaccine appointments (OR 1.31, 95% CI = 1.27–1.35). Qualitative analysis shows that PHCs’ appointment processing was arbitrary without a unified structure. Conclusion: The reduction in no-show rates using visual cues was not significant. However, certain confounders, if not addressed prior to intervention implementation, can lead to cognitive overload and burnout, inviting unwanted behavior. Further implications are discussed.

Profiling high school students’ multimodal posting in a digital literacy SPOC and examining teachers’ and students’ perceptions

ABSTRACT Given the changing nature of literacy, it is critical to investigate how learners communicate using the multimodal affordances of digital platforms. Guided by metafunctions of Systemic Functional Linguistics, this study developed a multimodal analytical framework to quantify multimodal composing with indicators of functional meaning to evaluate students’ multimodal literacy practices from an overall perspective. Based on a high school digital literacy SPOC (Small Private Online Course), this study adopted a mixed-method approach to profile students’ multimodal posting and examine teachers’ and students’ perceptions. The empirical findings included that: (1) Five profiles were identified based on students’ ideational, interpersonal, and textual meaning differences: academic posters, sensational posters, visual posters, all-round posters, and perfunctory posters. Academic posters viewed multimodal posting as a presentation of research findings; sensational posters viewed multimodal posting as a connection with classmates; visual posters valued the formal beauty of multimodal posts; all-round posters remixed the ideational, interpersonal, and textual functions of multimodal posting; perfunctory posters viewed multimodal posting as a have-to-do task. (2) Teachers underestimated multimodal posting’s interpersonal meaning that students valued. The SFL-based multimodal analytical framework and empirical findings provide implications for explicitly evaluating and guiding students’ multimodal composition in digital environments.

Analyzing Educational Methods Regarding Human Trafficking Awareness Preferred by Students

Human Trafficking is the emerging social-safety issue surrounding most communities across the globe. Unfortunately, due to it’s untraceable nature, and free victims fearing to go public with information, human trafficking is not often discussed or warned against. The purpose of this study is to target local students from Central Florida through analyzing their preferred approaches of education regarding the basis of human trafficking. The method involved a completely anonymous online survey with ten specific questions distributed to high school and college students from across six schools in addition to interviews with two adults actively engaged in the cause of human trafficking and three chosen student participants. The questionnaire sought to collect students’ passionate opinions on handling the teaching of difficult social troubles such as human trafficking. A total of 123 respondents completed the survey; 44.7% particularly desired annual presentations, 37.4% chose the inclusion of content in classes already required, and 9.8% selected mandated online courses. Interviews revealed that educational methods should not be prioritized, but instead the initiative or beginning force in means to widely spread accurate truths about human trafficking. Overall, these students from Central Florida demonstrated that in order to promote human trafficking awareness, productive conversations throughout schools as well as small incentives such as visual posters, pamphlets or resourceful packets are enough to secure an increase in knowledge of the dangers and commonality of human trafficking.

A Semiotic Analysis Found on Movie Poster “Shutter Island”

This research aims to know the meaning from the semiotic signs on the movie poster. The data is collected from movie poster “the shutter island” which is taken from internet site. This study used qualitative approach since the researcher focused on identifying the sign found in the movie poster of The Shutter Island. This study applied some theories of semiotics, there are theory of sign by Saussure (1974) and some other theories such as Theory of Colour Term by Wierzbicka (1996) which is used for identifying the meaning of colors found in the movie poster and Verbal and Visual Aspect Theory by Dyer (1986) which applied for identifying verbal sign and visual poster in this research. It can be concluded that there are two aspects which is formulated in movie poster Shutter Island, they are verbal and visual aspect. The verbal aspect includes some categories such as the masthead which exolained who is the main character in this movie, the title of the film to inform the audience about the film, where the line on the poster inform the audience the spoiled that it was the island where once people got into that island, it could be so difficult for the to get away from the island, and it shows the date the film will be released.

Improving knowledge and confidence in the acute management of eating disorders and resulting complications

AimsThis project aimed to improve the knowledge and confidence of doctors at all levels when managing patients with eating disorders while on call.BackgroundA recent survey found just 1% of doctors have the opportunity for clinical experience on eating disorders. Anecdotally, a number of junior doctors within our trust had mentioned that they felt unsure when asked to manage patients with eating disorders during their out of hours shifts.MethodThis project aimed to ascertain levels of confidence with managing patients with eating disorders, and to collect suggestions to improve this. This was achieved using a survey sent out to 97 doctors working in a Mental Health Trust.We then utilised two of the suggestions to improve the identified areas of concern. The first method involved direct lectures. This was followed up with the creation of a poster highlighting the pertinent information which was displayed in key clinical areas. The second avenue was the creation of an information booklet covering key clinical information that is available to all on call doctors.ResultThe response rate for the survey was 37.11%. The survey found that doctors lacked confidence in the management of common conditions that arise in patients admitted with eating disorders. Refeeding syndrome was identified as the greatest area of concern by responding doctors.To assess the impact of the lectures, MCQs were given out before and after the presentation. The results were compared, and showed a clear improvement in overall knowledge, with results going from an average score of 56.6% to 80%.ConclusionBy using multiple methods to improve doctors confidence, (lectures, written information and visual posters), this quality improvement project achieved its aims in improving doctors knowledge, and through having easy access to important information, will have long term positive effects on patient care.

Indonesian Response to Covid-19 Poster as Indicator of Collective Visual Literacy (Bandung Case Study)

The covid-19 pandemic ongoing to this day in Indonesia, health protocol regulations established by the government to prevent transmission in the community. Various information of health protocols made by print and digital media is widely spread. However, it seems that does not have much impact, this can be seen from the increasing covid-19 transmission rate in Indonesia. It is necessary to see how the preferences of Indonesians, especially the people of Bandung who are teenagers in reading visual posters covid-19, the level of visual reading ability as a message is smeared with the level of visual literacy. The research was conducted through three poster themed covid-19 resulting from the application of visual argument methods wich is listed on questionnaire questions to measure the visual literacy capabilities of respondents. The analysis showed respondents aged between 18-24 years were more likely to choose posters with large portions of text, other results showed if the text was removed from the visual (visual argument method without text), the respondent could not capture the message on the poster. This has an impact on understanding the captured messages. This condition shows low levels of visual literacy among teenagers in Bandung.

Bir Vakıf Üniversitesi Sağlık Hizmetleri Meslek Yüksekokulunda Öğrenim Gören Öğrencilerin Genel Afete Hazırlıklı Olma İnanç Durumlarının Belirlenmesi

Araştırma bir vakıf üniversitesi öğrencilerinin genel afete hazırlık inancını belirlemek amacıyla yapılmıştır. Tanımlayıcı tipte yapılan araştırma Ankara ilinde bir vakıf üniversitesi sağlık hizmetleri meslek yüksekokulu öğrencileriyle 20-30 Mayıs 2019 tarihleri arasında yapılmıştır. Araştırmanın evrenini yüksekokulda öğrenim gören toplam 748 öğrenci oluştururken, örneklem seçimine gidilmemiş olup araştırmanın yapıldığı tarihlerde okulda bulunan ve araştırmaya katılmayı kabul eden 400(evrenin %53’ü) öğrenci ile araştırma tamamlanmıştır. Veri toplama araçları, öğrencilerin tanımlayıcı özellikleri ve genel afete hazırlık inancını etkileyen faktörleri belirlemek için kullanılan anket formu ve genel afete hazırlık inanç ölçeğidir (cronbach alpha: 0.81). Verilerin istatistiksel analizinde sayı, ortalama, yüzde, standart sapma, kolmogorov smirnov normallik testi, bağımsız örneklem t ve one-way ANOVA testi kullanılmıştır. Araştırmanın yapılması için gerekli izinler ve etik onay alınmıştır. Araştırma öz bildirime dayalıdır. Katılımcılardan yazılı onam alınmıştır.Öğrencilerin %74’ünün kadın olduğu, %88.8’inin 17-22 yaş grubunda ve %34.5’inin İlk ve Acil Yardım bölümünde olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Öğrencilerin genel afete hazırlık inanç ölçeği toplam puan ortalaması 111.57±12.36 olarak tespit edilmiştir. Öğrencilerin genel afete hazırlık inanç ölçeği toplam puan ortalaması ile daha önce afetlerle ilgili eğitim alma, okulda acil durum/afet planı hakkında bilgi sahibi olma, acil durum/afetlere hazırlıklı olma ve okulda acil durum/afet durumunda toplanma noktasını bilme durumları arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir fark olduğu belirlenmiştir (p<0.05).Öğrencilerin genel afete hazırlıklı olma inanç düzeyi puanının ortalamanın üzerinde olduğu ve kız öğrencilerin erkek öğrencilerden daha yüksek olduğu görülmüştür. Afetlerle ilgili eğitim alan öğrencilerin afete hazırlıklı olma inancının afet eğitimi almayanlara göre daha yüksek olduğu belirlenmiştir. Bu açıdan üniversitelerde acil durum ve afet yönetimi ile ilgili bilgilendirici ve bilinçlendirici eğitim programlarının düzenlenmesi, ders müfredatına konulması, görsel afişlerin, simülatörlerin kullanılması ve afete hazırlık amaçlı tatbikatların yapılması önerilmektedir.

Promoting Mental Health Resource Use on Campus by "Trying Something New".

To design and test a persuasive health promotion campaign that aligns with the qualities of trying something new for the first time. Given that a majority of students have not previously sought/considered professional mental health assistance before, the hypothesis tested in this study asked whether a campaign that takes this into account is effective with this audience. Participants viewed an online informational message (n = 84), information message plus first-time experience banner (n = 99), or 1 of 4 full campaigns, each depicting a student story and photo about a first-time experience (moving from home [n = 48], skydiving [n = 52], acting in a play [n = 48], and exercising with personal trainer [n = 48]). Visual poster items: appeal (visually pleasing, 7 items, α = .92), support (value of poster, 5 items, α = .86) and behavioral intention items: engagement (participant seek help/pay attention, 3 items, α = .86), relevance (content as relevant, 3 items, α = .84), and judgment (judgment of others for not seeking help, 2 items, α = .87). College students (N = 380). In comparison to information-only messages, framing mental health help seeking as a first-time experience was linked with increased appeal, support, and engagement (Minformationonly = 2.79 [standard deviation, SD = 1.34], Minformationplusbanner = 3.25 [SD = 1.23], Mfullcampaign = 4.07 [SD = 1.28], P < .001, Minformationonly = 4.38 [SD = 1.47], Minformationplusbanner = 4.92 [SD = 1.21], Mfullcampaign = 4.57 [SD = 1.26], P = .014, and Minformationonly = 3.13 [SD = 1.76], Minformationplusbanner = 3.56 [SD = 1.48], Mfullcampaign = 4.02 [SD = 1.42], P < .001, respectively). As anticipated, the full campaign garnered the highest affect and engagement scores. When comparing the 4 first-time experiences, there were main effects on support and engagement (Mtrain = 5.06 [SD = 1.17], Mplane = 4.27 [SD = 1.28], Mhome = 4.59 [SD = 1.19], Mplay = 4.38 [SD = 1.29], P = .009 and Mtrain = 4.50 [SD = 1.27], Mplane = 3.75 [SD = 1.43], Mhome = 4.01 [SD = 1.49], Mplay = 3.84 [SD = 1.39], P = .042, respectively), with the novel experience of "working with a personal trainer" rated highest. Findings from this study have implications for the design of health promotion materials on college campuses. Specifically, campaigns that frame seeking help for mental health as a new experience potentially increase student engagement in this behavior. A key finding from the present study is that a campaign in which this behavior is linked to a familiar form of interpersonal help seeking (personal training) can create receptivity to the stigmatized issue of mental health help seeking.

How right-wing versus cosmopolitan political actors mobilize and translate images of immigrants in transnational contexts

This article examines visual posters and symbols constructed and circulated transnationally by various political actors to mobilize contentious politics on the issues of immigration and citizenship. Following right-wing mobilizations focusing on the Syrian refugee crisis, immigration has become one of the most contentious political issues in Western Europe. Right-wing populist political parties have used provocative visual posters depicting immigrants or refugees as ‘criminal foreigners’ or a ‘threat to the nation’, in some countries and contexts conflating the image of the immigrant with that of the Islamist terrorist. This article explores the transnational dynamics of visual mobilization by comparing the translation of right-wing nationalist with left-wing, cosmopolitan visual campaigns on the issue of immigration in Western Europe. The author first traces the crosscultural translation and sharing of an anti-immigrant poster created by the Swiss People’s Party (SVP), a right-wing political party, inspiring different extremist as well as populist right-wing parties and grassroots activists in several other European countries. She then explores how left-libertarian social movements try to break racist stereotypes of immigrants. While right-wing political activists create a shared stereotypical image of immigrants as foes of an imaginary ethnonationalist citizenship, left-wing counter-images construct a more complex and nuanced imagery of citizenship and cultural diversity in Europe. The findings show the challenges of progressive activists’ attempts to translate cosmopolitan images of citizenship across different national and linguistic contexts in contrast to the right wing’s rapid and effective instrumentalizing and translating of denigrating images of minorities in different contexts.

Low Compliance to Handwashing Program and High Nosocomial Infection in a Brazilian Hospital

Background. It is a fact that hand hygiene prevents nosocomial infection, but compliance with recommended instructions is commonly poor. The purpose of this study was to implement a hand hygiene program for increase compliance with hand hygiene and its relationship with nosocomial infection (NI) and MRSA infection/colonization rates. Methods. Compliance to hand hygiene was evaluated in a hospital by direct observation and measured of health care-associated infections, including methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus, before and after an educational intervention, using visual poster, colorful stamps, and feedback of the results. Results. Overall compliance did not increase during intervention, only handwashing before and after patient contact has improved from 40% to 76% (P = 0.01) for HCWs, but NI and MRSA rates remained high and stable. Conclusion. In a combination of high prevalence of NI and low compliance to hand hygiene, the programme of measure does not motivate the HCW hand hygiene. Future interventions should employ incremental evaluation to develop effective hand hygiene initiatives.

Assessing Undergraduate Laboratory Performance

The lab notebook is one element for assessing student laboratory performance. However, it is also important to be able to communicate research results in a journal article format and a visual poster format. Another key aspect to scientific research is the ability to present a research plan. This article describes four assessment tools that can be used in conjunction with undergraduate lab courses that provide the opportunity for the students to practice each of these essential communication skills.

Getting Physicians To Comply: Improving Adherence to Full Barriers during Central-Line Insertions

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: A 467-staffed bed tertiary hospital was the setting for this study. Barrier precautions audits for central-line insertion showed inconsistent practices for full body sterile drapes. Different sized drapes were used; only 17% used a “full-body” drape. Sterile gown usage was just 71%. The audit revealed a need to improve the existing process. An organizational learning approach to achieve sustained change was employed. Objective was to achieve 100% adherence with full barrier practices. METHODS: Organizational and personal learning were the focus, including: • Infection Control Department research for the optimal “large” drape size. • Using a staff focus involving, - Intensive care unit (ICU) intensivists for input on drape size. - ICU nursing staff for process auditing. • Using environmental cues to reinforce learning and provide standardization. - A visual poster defining “full body” drapes - Redesigned central line kits for consistency and inclusion of the large drape. - Adding an extra large sterile gown on the central line insertion cart. • Education - On maximal sterile barriers for Residents/physicians - Personal learning through an education newsletter for nursing staff. RESULTS: A follow-up audit after the learning process in the intensive care units showed consistent sterile gown and full body sterile drape usage. Results Pre-intervention 2004 (n = 24) Post-intervention 2005 (n = 28) Barriers worn Barriers worn Cap worn (100%) Cap worn (100%) Mask worn (100%) Mask worn (100%) Sterile gown (71%) Sterile gown (100%) Sterile gloves (100%) Sterile gloves (100%) Full body sterile drape (17%) Full body sterile drape (92%) CONCLUSIONS: Health care criteria for performance excellence goals includes using coordinated approaches that result in learning to improve quality. The ICU nurses and intensivists motivated staff to use their full potential toward a homogenous goal. Environmental factors, (e.g., redesigned kit), contributed to sustained practice by limiting choices to the “full body” drape. The poster was a reminder of correct practices in the ICUs. Full barrier education to staff physicians helped achieve credible models for Residents/interns. This multi-faceted approach contibuted to consistent barrier use.