Hand hygiene knowledge, attitude and practices among nursing staff and nursing students

Background: Patient safety is a priority of any healthcare system, and one of the most effective measures is hand hygiene. For this, it is important that health staff have correct adherence and perform the technique properly. Otherwise, the incidence of nosocomial infections can increase, with consequent complications. The aim here was to analyze hand hygiene training and the effectiveness of different methods and educational strategies among nurses and whether they maintained correct adherence over time. Methods: A systematic review was conducted in the sources CINAHL (Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature), Dialnet, Lilacs (Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences Literature), ProQuest (Proquest Health and Medical Complete), Medline, SciELO (Scientific Electronic Library Online), and Scopus. The search equation with Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) descriptors was “Nurs* AND (handwashing OR hand hygiene) AND clinical trial”. The review was performed following the recommendations of the guidelines of the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) statement. Results: n = 17 clinical trials were included, with a total of 5747 nurses and nursing students. Strategies such as reminder sounds, practical simulations, videos, and audiovisual media improved handwashing compliance. Adherence overtime increased by up to 60%. The greatest effectiveness was related to the use of povidone–iodine, which reduced colony formation compared Hand hygiene teaching strategies among nursing staff: a systematic review to soap. Conclusions: The strategies that go beyond teaching techniques such as lectures may be more effective at increasing hand hygiene compliance. Combined approaches to learning/instruction improve user satisfaction by enabling self-management, flexibility, and repetition.

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Gender differences in hand hygiene among Saudi nursing students

International Journal of Infection Control ◽

10.3396/ijic.v11i4.029.15 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 11 (4) ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Jonas Preposi Cruz ◽

Charlie P. Cruz ◽

Abdullah Suleiman Diab Al-Otaibi

Keyword(s):

Gender Differences ◽

Nursing Students ◽

Hand Hygiene

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Utilizing Academic–Community Partnerships With Nursing Students to Improve Hand Hygiene in Elementary Students to Reduce Transmission of COVID-19

NASN School Nurse ◽

10.1177/1942602x20986958 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1942602X2098695

Author(s):

Julie Perry ◽

Natasha McClure ◽

Rebecca Palmer ◽

Jeremy L. Neal

Keyword(s):

Health Promotion ◽

Nursing Students ◽

Hand Hygiene ◽

Nursing Student ◽

School Health ◽

Community Partnerships ◽

School Nurses ◽

Academic Community ◽

Health Staff ◽

Improve Hand Hygiene

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has raised awareness about the vital role school nurses have in improving the overall health of children. School nurses provide health promotion within schools, yet over 60% of schools have only a part-time nurse or no nurse. Nursing students may be valuable partners for health promotion and academic–community partnerships may be mutually beneficial to schools of nursing and local schools. Using a nursing student team to teach hand hygiene while school health staff were present provided an opportunity for hands-on training to help the staff master curriculum content and ensure competency. This article describes a collaborative partnership initiative that expanded access to health promotion education in schools to increase knowledge about reducing the spread of infectious disease, such as COVID-19, while providing valuable clinical experiences for nursing students.

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Electro-Convulsive Therapy (ECT): In the Eyes of Nurses of a Tertiary-Care Hospital

Health Renaissance ◽

10.3126/hren.v8i2.4417 ◽

1970 ◽

Vol 8 (2) ◽

pp. 85-89

Author(s):

Dhana Ratna Shakya ◽

Sami Lama

Keyword(s):

Nursing Students ◽

Nursing Staff ◽

Nursing Student ◽

Tertiary Care Hospital ◽

Public Awareness ◽

Psychiatric Service ◽

Tertiary Care ◽

Psychiatric Morbidity ◽

Care Hospital ◽

Convulsive Therapy

Background:Electro-convulsive therapy (ECT) is frequently viewed negatively, even among health professionals. Such a view might have adverse consequences. Objective: To explore how nursing students and nursing staff view ECT. Methodology: This is a semi-qualitative attitudinal study and the views were compared between nursing .student. and .staff. groups. A questionnaire prepared to assess views about different aspects of ECT was distributed among nursing students and staff of a tertiary-care hospital with a psychiatric service, after an explanation. The questionnaire focused mainly on effectiveness, safety, use, acceptance and some local issues. Results: A total of 108 subjects included 54 nursing staff and students each. Average student age was 21 and staff 29 years. Nearly one-third of students were interested in psychiatry for career versus only 13% staff. The majority of students had seen ECT being given, compared with 40% of staff. Depression was stated as an indication by 62% students versus 40% of staff. More staff thought ECT was more expensive than drugs. More staff indicated adverse effects as a main obstacle while using ECT than students. More students thought it .very effective. versus staff. Regarding safety, both had comparable views, but more staff viewed it as dangerous. More students than staff felt it should be promoted and public awareness should be raised. More students expressed readiness to use ECT if needed for themselves or relatives. Conclusion: Nursing students had more favorable views towards ECT than nursing staff. Keywords: Electroconvulsive therapy; knowledge attitude; nurse; psychiatric morbidity DOI: 10.3126/hren.v8i2.4417 Health Renaissance, May-Aug 2010; Vol 8 (No.2):85-89

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Demographics and training factors associated with hand hygiene among nursing students in Solwezi, Zambia- a cross-sectional study

Asian Pacific Journal of Health Sciences ◽

10.21276/apjhs.2019.6.2.18 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 6 (2) ◽

pp. 123-134

Author(s):

Imukusi Mutanekelwa ◽

Marie Molloy

Keyword(s):

Nursing Students ◽

Hand Hygiene ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Factors Associated ◽

And Training

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Knowledge, attitude, practice of hand hygiene among nursing staff in medicine ICU in a tertiary health care centre in Western India

International Journal of Biomedical Research ◽

10.7439/ijbr.v9i5.4772 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 9 (5) ◽

pp. 184

Author(s):

Satyajeet K. Pawar ◽

Rajvardhan R. Patil ◽

R. V. Shinde ◽

G. S. Karande

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Hand Hygiene ◽

Nursing Staff ◽

Western India ◽

Health Care Centre ◽

Attitude And Practice ◽

Health Related ◽

Cross Transmission ◽

Knowledge And Attitude ◽

Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Background: Hospital infection is one of the leading cause of public health related issue throughout the world. Hand hygiene is one of the leading measure used to prevent cross-transmission and thus to reduce health care associated infections.Aims & Objectives: To assess knowledge, attitude and practice about hand hygiene in nursing staff in medicine ICU in a tertiary health care centre.Methodology: Total 48 medicine ICU nursing staff were given open ended questionnaire on knowledge, attitude and practice of hand hygiene. Score were given for correct option and data was filled and analyzed in MS Excel softwareResults: Compliance in knowledge (62 %) and attitude (81 %) for hand hygiene was good. Performance in practice of hand hygiene was 54 % which was comparatively lower.Conclusion: Compliance of hand hygiene practice was lower compared to knowledge and attitude and needs to be addressed in the form of continued medical education.

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1314. From Book to Bedside: Theoretical and Applied Knowledge on the Topic of Healthcare-Associated Infections in Second-Year Nursing Students from a Croatian University

Open Forum Infectious Diseases ◽

10.1093/ofid/ofy210.1147 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 5 (suppl_1) ◽

pp. S402-S402

Author(s):

Tomislav Mestrovic ◽

Goran Kozina ◽

Marijana Neuberg ◽

Rosana Ribic

Keyword(s):

Nursing Students ◽

Hand Hygiene ◽

Health Workers ◽

Healthcare Associated Infections ◽

Standard Precautions ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Level Of Knowledge ◽

Second Year ◽

Healthcare Associated ◽

Applied Knowledge

Abstract Background Adequate training of health workers is pivotal in the prevention of healthcare-associated infections (HAI). Our aim was to assess the theoretical and applied knowledge about the risk factors and effective measures of HAI prevention (most notably the use of standard precautions and hand hygiene practices) in second year undergraduate university nursing students that have already completed obligatory courses in microbiology, infectious diseases and epidemiology. Methods This study included a whole generation of second year undergraduate nursing students, comprised of 161 female and 25 male participants (186 in total), from a public university in Croatia (University Centre Varaždin, University North). They were given an anonymous questionnaire (developed on the model used by Tavolacci et al. in 2008) covering three domains: General Knowledge of HAI, Standard Precautions (SP) and Hand Hygiene (HH). The acceptable score overall (max. 30) and for each area (max. 10) was arbitrarily set at ≥ 20 and ≥ 7, respectively (in accordance with prior research). Results The age range of surveyed students was 19–37 (mean: 21.97, median: 21, mod: 20). An accurate definition of nosocomial infections was provided by 98.92% students (with 60.75% of them defining it as the infection occurring 48 hours after hospital admission). The overall score was 21.5, which indicates sufficient level of applied knowledge of healthcare-associated infections. Very high level of knowledge was observed for the SP area (total score of 9.5); however, the level of knowledge in HAI and HH domains was inadequate (5.9 and 6.1, respectively). There was no statistically significant difference in the overall or specific scores between male and female students (P > 0.05). Formal teaching during the curriculum was students’ primary source of information (60.22%), followed by practical learning in the ward during work (23.65%), formal teaching in the ward (9.68%) and self-learning (6.45%). Conclusion Periodical checking of nursing students’ knowledge on HAI and corresponding curriculum modifications in obligatory courses tackling this topic are advised in order to fill the knowledge gaps, improve training, reduce infection rates and increase compliance with prevention measures. Disclosures All authors: No reported disclosures.

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Analysis of the Training Effect of a Nursing Undergraduate Course on the Management of Radiation-Related Health Concerns—A Single Group Experiment

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph17207649 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 17 (20) ◽

pp. 7649

Author(s):

Hiromi Kawasaki ◽

Satoko Yamasaki ◽

Natsu Kohama ◽

Susumu Fukita ◽

Miwako Tsunematsu ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Nursing Students ◽

Nursing Staff ◽

Undergraduate Nursing Students ◽

Health Concerns ◽

Undergraduate Nursing ◽

Nuclear Disaster ◽

Post Test ◽

Post Class ◽

Mental Care ◽

Short Time

After the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi accident, demands regarding nursing staff’s management of nuclear disasters have increased. This study aimed to evaluate a basic training program to teach undergraduate nursing students on how to deal with public anxiety following a nuclear disaster. We analyzed the data of 111 third-year nursing students attending a Japanese university. We set attainment goals in three domains (cognitive, affective, psychomotor) regarding their acquisition of consultation techniques for radiation-related health concerns. We compared pre- and post-class response scores on a knowledge test and calculated word frequencies in health consultation scenarios. The pre-class mean score was 12.2 out of 27 points and the post-class mean score (directly after the course) was 21.0, a significant increase (p < 0.001). The mean level of attainment in each of the three domains increased significantly from pre-test to post-test (p < 0.001). The variety and number of words in the health consultations also increased. Students attained the program goals for radiation-related health concerns in all domains. During disasters, there is a great need for nursing staff to administer physical and mental care to the public. This program was evaluated to be one wherein nursing staff can acquire fundamental knowledge about radiation in a short time.

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