The Level of the Awareness and the Compliance on the Nosocomial Infection Control among Clinical Nurses in the Hospital / 병원감염관리
Korean Journal of Nosocomial Infection Control
;
: 133-141, 2002.
Article
in Korean
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| ID: wpr-132322
ABSTRACT
Background:
This study was aimed to identify the level of awareness and compliance on the nosocomial infection control among clinical nurses.Methods:
Data was collected from Sept. 15 to Oct. 10, 2001 and obtained from the nurses working at six general hospitals in Daegu city and Kyungpook province. Five hundred sixteen nurses were answered to the 36 item questionnaire which was composed of the hand washing(5 items), the management of sterile article(7 items), the management of contaminated article(8 Items), the administration of medication(8 items) and the environment management(8 items).Results:
The mean score of the awareness about the infection control was 3.59/4. In sub-sections, the mean score of the administration of medication was 3.66, the hand washing was 3.65, the environmental management was 3.60, the sterile article management was 3.57, and the contaminated article management was 3.48. The mean score of the compliance about the infection control was 0.78/1. In sub-sections, the mean score of the administration of medication was 0.88, the sterile article management was 0.80, the hand washing was 0.76 and theenvironment management was 0.76. There was positive correlation between the level of the awareness and the compliance on the nosocomial infection control.Conclusion:
Therefore, it should be required that the development of the educational programs and the supportive policy of the hospital about infection control for the nurses.
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Main subject:
Hand Disinfection
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Cross Infection
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Surveys and Questionnaires
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Infection Control
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Compliance
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Hand
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Hospitals, General
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Nosocomial Infection Control
Year:
2002
Type:
Article
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