scholarly journals Factors Influencing Compliance in Intravenous Practice for Infection Prevention among Nurses in Small and Medium Hospitals

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 344-355
Author(s):  
Sung Ae Choi ◽  
Sun Young Jeong
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Culture ◽  
Infection Control ◽  
Infection Prevention ◽  
Stepwise Multiple Regression ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Descriptive Survey ◽  
Pearson Correlations ◽  
Current Guidelines ◽  
And Training

Purpose: This study was done to investigate knowledge of intravenous practice for infection prevention and compliance, empowerment, and organizational culture awareness regarding infection control, and to identify influencing effects regarding compliance with intravenous practice for infection prevention among nurses working in small and medium-sized hospitals.Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive survey was conducted with a sample of 136 nurses working in small and medium-sized hospitals. Data were collected using self-administered questionnaires. For data analysis, descriptive statistics, independent t-tests, one-way ANOVA, Pearson correlations and a stepwise multiple regression were performed using IBM SPSS 23.0.Results: There was a significant correlation between compliance with intravenous practice for infection prevention and knowledge (r=.34, <i>p</i><.001), and between compliance with intravenous practice for infection prevention and organizational culture awareness of infection control (r=.41, <i>p</i><.001). Moreover, the factors influencing compliance with intravenous practice for infection prevention were organizational culture awareness of infection control (β=.35, p<.001) and knowledge of intravenous practice for infection prevention (β=.27, <i>p</i>=.001). These variables explained 22.7% of compliance with intravenous practice for infection prevention.Conclusion: It is necessary to an organizational culture that emphasizes infection prevention through regular monitoring and feedback and to develop regular education and training programs based on current guidelines.

scholarly journals The ultrasound unit and infection control – Are we on the right track?

Ultrasound ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan C Westerway ◽  
Jocelyne M Basseal
Keyword(s):  
Infection Control ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Infection Prevention ◽  
Ultrasound Transducers ◽  
Awareness Campaign ◽  
Best Practice Guidelines ◽  
Hygiene Practices ◽  
Cleaning Methods ◽  
The Right ◽  
Current Guidelines

Best practice guidelines for the disinfection of ultrasound transducers and infection prevention in ultrasound departments are generally recommended by either government health groups or the ultrasound societies of individual countries. The literature shows a wide variance in not only transducer cleaning methods but basic hygiene practices in the ultrasound workplace. This paper describes results from a UK survey of disinfection of ultrasound transducers and hygiene practice in the workplace. The survey revealed that some ultrasound practitioners did not follow current guidelines with regard to the correct disinfection method of transducers, cords or ultrasound machine keyboards. Furthermore, the survey exposed the lack of training from the product manufacturers on how to use the disinfection product appropriately. These inconsistencies may be responsible for compliance issues and highlight the need for an awareness campaign and a unified approach to infection control by ultrasound practitioners.

What Makes a Tweet Fly? Analysis of Twitter Messaging at Four Infection Control Conferences

2017 ◽  
Vol 38 (11) ◽  
pp. 1271-1276 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brett G. Mitchell ◽  
Philip L. Russo ◽  
Jonathan A. Otter ◽  
Martin A. Kiernan ◽  
Landon Aveling
Keyword(s):  
Network Analysis ◽  
Infection Control ◽  
Infection Prevention ◽  
Binary Logistic Regression ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Infection Prevention And Control ◽  
Binary Logistic Regression Model ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Activity Networks ◽  
The Uk

OBJECTIVETo examine tweeting activity, networks, and common topics mentioned on Twitter at 4 international infection control and infectious disease conferences.DESIGNA cross-sectional study.METHODSAn independent company was commissioned to undertake a Twitter ‘trawl’ each month between July 1, 2016, and November 31, 2016. The trawl identified any tweets that contained the official hashtags of the conferences for (1) the UK Infection Prevention Society, (2) IDWeek 2016, (3) the Federation of Infectious Society/Hospital Infection Society, and (4) the Australasian College for Infection Prevention and Control. Topics from each tweet were identified, and an examination of the frequency and timing of tweets was performed. A social network analysis was performed to illustrate connections between users. A multivariate binary logistic regression model was developed to explore the predictors of ‘retweets.’RESULTSIn total, 23,718 tweets were identified as using 1 of the 2 hashtags of interest. The results demonstrated that the most tweets were posted during the conferences. Network analysis demonstrated a diversity of twitter networks. A link to a web address was a significant predictor of whether a tweet would be retweeted (odds ratio [OR], 2.0; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.9–2.1). Other significant factors predicting a retweet included tweeting on topics such as Clostridium difficile (OR, 2.0; 95% CI, 1.7–2.4) and the media (OR, 1.8; 95% CI, 1.6–2.0). Tweets that contained a picture were significantly less likely to be retweeted (OR, 0.06; 95% CI, 0.05–0.08).CONCLUSIONTwitter is a useful tool for information sharing and networking at infection control conferences.Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2017;38:1271–1276

scholarly journals Compliance with brain trauma foundation (BTF) guidelines for management of traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients: systematic review and meta-analysis

2015 ◽  
Vol 42 (S1) ◽  
pp. S40-S40
Author(s):  
YH Khormi ◽  
C O’Kelly
Keyword(s):  
Data Extraction ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Compliance Rate ◽  
Bibliographic Databases ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Bias Risk ◽  
Brain Trauma Foundation ◽  
Morbidity Data ◽  
Current Guidelines

Background: TBI is a leading cause of death and disability. Management based on the BTF guidelines is widely accepted and thought to improve outcome. The objectives of this study were: 1) to review the rate of adherence to BTF guidelines; 2) to identify factors influencing adherence; and 3) to determine the effect of guideline-based management on outcome. Methods: We searched all electronic bibliographic databases. In duplicate and independently, two investigators screened titles, abstracts and articles to select appropriate studies reporting compliance rate, factors influencing compliance, and adjusted mortality or morbidity. Data extraction and assessment of bias risk were performed independently by both investigators. We excluded pediatric and military-related TBI studies. Results: A total of 30 articles met inclusion/exclusion criteria out of 1153 papers screened. Most are retrospective and cross-sectional observational studies; there were no randomized control trials. Preliminary analysis showed considerable variation in compliance rate with BTF guidelines ranging from 5.6-96%. Conclusions: Variation in the care of TBI patients persists across the world. Compliance with BTF guidelines was strongly influenced by implementing a guidelines-based protocol. Heterogeneity of the article prevents outcome assessment. Well-conducted study to support the existing literature of the beneficial effect of current guidelines is needed.

scholarly journals Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Nurseries' Workers toward Infection Prevention among the Children

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 168-174
Author(s):  
Sahar Abdul Hassan Al-Shatari ◽  
Tayser Salah Ghafouri
Keyword(s):  
Child Care ◽  
Infection Control ◽  
Infection Prevention ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Infection Prevention And Control ◽  
Child Care Workers ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
And Control ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

  Background: Infections are common in the children attending daycare centers how act as predisposes to it. Hygienic interventions have a fundamental role in infection control and disease prevention in child care settings. Objective: - To evaluate the knowledge, attitude, and practice of nurseries workers in infection prevention and control among the children. Subjects and Methods: A cross-sectional study using the researcher-developed questionnaire validated by two experts and piloted and 100 nurseries-workers had participated in it. Result: the mean age of participants was 37.5 years±12.1, (37%) aged 18-30 yrs, 58% married, and 57% with higher education, 54% of nurseries the participant take care of 11-20 children. 67 (67%) had correct knowledge about infection control, (91%) had the corrected practice, but unfortunately, 47 (47%) had low-attitude. Education level has significantly associated with the knowledge, attitude, and practice of the child care workers. Conclusion: the majority of the nurseries workers had good knowledge and correct practice and less about their attitude in infection prevention.

scholarly journals Factors Influencing Career Preparation Behavior of Mature Age Student Nurses

2021 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-31
Author(s):  
Jong Mi Lim ◽  
Ok-Hee Cho
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Career Guidance ◽  
Career Barriers ◽  
Career Preparation ◽  
Stepwise Multiple Regression ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Undergraduate Nursing ◽  
Job Information ◽  
Factors Influencing

Purpose: This study was done to determine the correlations among grit, social support, career barriers, and career preparation behavior in mature age nursing students, and identify factors influencing their career preparation behavior.Methods: This cross-sectional, descriptive study included 106 undergraduate nursing students aged 25 years or older at the time of entering three universities in Korea. Grit, social support, career barriers, and career preparation behavior were investigated using structured questionnaires. Data analyses included descriptive statistics, independent t-test, one-way ANOVA, Pearson’s correlation analysis, and stepwise multiple regression analysis and were performed with the SAS program (version 9.4).Results: The factors influencing career preparation behavior of mature age nursing students included: persistence of efforts (β=.35, p<.001) and consistency of interests (β=-.21, p=.011) under the sub-domains of grit; informational support (β=.29, p<.001) under the sub-domains of social support; lack of job information (β=-.36, p<.001) and anxiety about the future(β=.28, p=.008) under the sub-domains of career barriers. These variables accounted for approximately 42% of the variance in career preparation behavior.Conclusion: The findings imply that in order to improve the career preparation behavior and lower the career barriers of mature age nursing students, their individual cognitive and psychological characteristics should be considered while providing diverse job information as part of career guidance.

scholarly journals Factors Influencing Preventive Behavior against Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) among Medically Inclined College Students

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 428-437
Author(s):  
Hae Ran Kim ◽  
Eun Young Choi ◽  
Shin Young Park ◽  
Eun A Kim
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Infection Prevention ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Preventive Behavior ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Prevention Education ◽  
Preventive Practices ◽  
Factors Influencing

Purpose: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), an emerging infectious disease introduced in South Korea in 2020. Medically inclined college students are more susceptible to be infected by the virus. The purpose of this study was to investigate factors influencing preventive behavior against COVID-19 among medically inclined college students.Methods: This is a cross-sectional study using a questionnaire survey. Data were collected from 400 medically inclined college students from four colleges of medice. Independent t-test, one-way ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficients and multiple regression analysis were conducted to analysis the data.Results: The study subjects had high knowledge and optimism related to COVID-19. Preventive behavior against COVID-19 was affected mostly by attitude (β=.32, <i>p</i><.001). Such behavior was also high in relation to knowledge (β=.17, <i>p</i><.001), and nursing students (β=.15, <i>p</i>=.002).Conclusion: Infection prevention education for medically inclined college students mainly focuses on knowledge transfer. Infection preventive education programs aimed at improving COVID-19 optimistic attitudes and knowledge are helpful for these students to maintain appropriate preventive practices. The confirmation of the importance of optimistic attitudes and risk perception toward infectious diseases through this study can provide insight into infection prevention education programs to improve practice to wards new epidemic prevention behaviors.

scholarly journals Institutional Factors Influencing Acquisition of Vocational Skills by Trainees in Public Vocational Training Centers in Kakamega County-Kenya

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. p15
Author(s):  
Josephine M. Maingi ◽  
Samuel O. Obaki ◽  
Anthony Sang
Keyword(s):  
Vocational Training ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Target Population ◽  
Institutional Factors ◽  
Vocational Education And Training ◽  
Vocational Skills ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Second Year ◽  
Descriptive Survey ◽  
And Training

Vocational Training Centers (VTCs) are anchored in the Technical Vocational Education and Training ACT (2013), which emphases on imparting vocational and technical skills in trainees. The purpose of this study was to determine the institutional factors influencing acquisition of vocational skills by trainees in public vocational training centres in Kakamega County. The study adopted a descriptive survey. The target population of the study was 1740 comprising of 60 county polytechnic, 60 county polytechnic principals, 480 instructors and 1200 second year finalist trainees. A sample size of 282 was picked consisting of 18 county polytechnic principals, 144 instructors and 120 second year finalist trainees as the respondents. Stratified random, purposive and simple random sampling was employed. Questionnaires were used to collect data from county polytechnic principals, instructors and trainees. Data were analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistics. The study established that instructors were inadequate and the existing ones lacked in-service and industrial updates, financial resources were also inadequate to cater for training facilities and payment of more Board of Management instructors, tools and equipment were inadequate and not up to date and this forced instructors to use teacher-centered methods of instructing.

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