scholarly journals Hand hygiene amongst health workers in a teaching hospital - A kap study

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Syed Arshad Hussain ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Hand Hygiene ◽  
Teaching Hospital ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Kap Study

scholarly journals Hand hygiene practices and resources in a teaching hospital in Ghana

2013 ◽  
Vol 7 (04) ◽  
pp. 338-347 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alfred Edwin Yawson ◽  
Afua A. J Hesse
Keyword(s):  
Hand Hygiene ◽  
Teaching Hospital ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
West African ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
World Health ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Doctors And Nurses

Introduction: Nosocomial infections have long been neglected in Sub-Saharan Africa, and hand hygiene (HH) is usually neglected in hospital settings. This study aimed to provide baseline data on HH compliance among health workers and HH resources in a large West African teaching hospital. Methodology: A cross-sectional, unobtrusive observational study assessed personal and care-related HH compliance among doctors and nurses and HH resources in 15 service provision centres of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH), Ghana, in 2011. Data was collected with an infection prevention checklist and health worker HH compliance form, based on World Health Organization guidelines. Results: Care-related HH compliance of doctors and nurses was low and basic HH resources were deficient in all 15 service centres. Care-related HH compliance among doctors ranged from 9.2% to 57% and 9.6% to 54% among nurses. HH compliance was higher when risk was perceived to be higher (i.e., in the emergency and wound dressing/treatment rooms and labour wards). The neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) showed the highest level of compliance among health workers. Facilities for HH, particularly alcohol hand rub and liquid soap dispensers were shown to be deficient. Conclusion: Care-related HH compliance among doctors and nurses in this large West African hospital is low; however, the NICU, which had implemented HH interventions, had better HH compliance. HH intervention programs should be designed and promoted in all service centres. Also, the introduction of alcohol-based hand rubs as an accessible and effective HH alternative in Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital is recommended.

scholarly journals Occupational Health Risks of Health Workers at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital

2017 ◽  
Vol 32 (S1) ◽  
pp. S211
Author(s):  
Sonia Cobbold ◽  
Roderick E.L. Reindorf ◽  
Evans X. Amuzu
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Health ◽  
Teaching Hospital ◽  
Health Risks ◽  
Health Workers

scholarly journals Description of Hand Hygiene’s Compliance on Nurse of Hemodialysis at Haji Hospital Surabaya

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 240
Author(s):  
Rr Rizqi Saphira Nurani ◽  
Atik Choirul Hidajah
Keyword(s):  
Hand Hygiene ◽  
General Hospital ◽  
Hand Hygiene Compliance ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Data Retrieval ◽  
Improve Hand Hygiene ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Hemodialysis Unit ◽  
Audit Form ◽  
Hygiene Compliance

Thousands patients around the world die every day because of infections when they get treatment. This is because the transmission of microbacteria from the hands of health workers. Hand hygiene is the most important aspect to prevent the transmission of microbacteria and preventing HAIs. Hand hygiene awareness of health workers is a fundamental behavior to prevent cross-infection. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the hand hygiene compliance of nurse in Unit Hemodialysis of Hajj General Hospital Surabaya. Type of this research is descriptive research and observations by using a qualitative approach. Data retrieval on the research is an interview with nurse and audit hand hygiene. Research instrument using a questionnaire of hand hygiene and BSI knowledge, and hand hygiene audit form made by WHO. The population in this research was all nurses in Hemodialysis Unit General Hospital Surabaya Hajj that add up to 11 people. The results of this research obtained that compliance with hand hygiene Unit Hemodialysis nurse is 35%. The compliance were still less and has not reached the standards established by the PPI Hajj General Hospital Surabaya that is 100% and still has not reach compliance standards of WHO that is 40%. Hand hygiene compliance was low caused by the low participation of PPI base training and the lack of availability of hand hygiene facility in the Hemodialysis Unit General Hospital Surabaya Hajj. Advice from research were conducting on job training about how to perform hand hygiene and improve hand hygiene facilities in Hemodialysis Units. Keywords: hand hygiene, compliance, nurse

scholarly journals Impact of Introducing Group e-Monitoring on Hand Hygiene Adherence and MRSA Acquisition at an Acute Care Teaching Hospital

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jannice So ◽  
Christine Moore ◽  
Liz Mccreight ◽  
Doug Willcocks ◽  
Allison Mcgeer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hand Hygiene ◽  
Acute Care ◽  
Teaching Hospital ◽  
Care Teaching

scholarly journals 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

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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