J Korean Acad Fundam Nurs.  2004 Dec;11(3):327-334.

A Study on Levels of Awareness of Nosocomial Infection and Management Practices by Operating Room Nurses

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  • 1Chung-Ang University, Young-San Hospital, Korea. durimong-k@hanmail.net
  • 2Department of Nursing, Chung-Ang University, Korea.

Abstract

PURPOSE
This study was done to examine the awareness and management practice of operating room nurses, to prevent nosocomial infection, to identify problems and to propose solutions. METHOD: The research tools used were the hospital infection control guideline and a modified version of the measurment tools used in the study of Cho (1998). The questionnaire consisted of questions on hand washing, personal hygiene and clothes control, cleaning and environment control, sterilizing supplies and disposal of contaminated materials. The collected data were analysed with the SPSS program. RESULTS: The mean score for domain-specific awareness of nosocomial infection control was 4.81 out of a possible 5 points. The highest score was for sterilizing supplies and disposal of contaminated materials. The mean score for domain-specific practices of nosocomial infection control was 4.40, out of a possible 5 points. Sterilizing supplies and disposal of contaminated materials had the highest scores. The mean score for awareness in all domains was higher than mean score for practice. Among the general characteristics of the nurses, high awareness was found only in the provision of infection control guidelines and it had shown statistically significant difference. Examination of relation of general characteristics to practice showed that for age, career, the provision of infection control guidelines, and experience in infection control education there were statistically significant differences in the scores. For the relation between awareness of nosocomial infection control and practice, positive correlation was found in all domains, thus high awareness leads to high practice. CONCLUSION: Considering the result of this research, plans are needed that promote virtual practice of hospital infection control.

Keyword

Operating rooms; Nurse; Nosocomial infection

MeSH Terms

Cross Infection*
Education
Equipment and Supplies
Hand Disinfection
Humans
Hygiene
Infection Control
Operating Rooms*
Surveys and Questionnaires
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