KNOWLEDGE OF NURSING PROFESSIONALS REGARDING HAND HYGIENE

Authors

  • Flávia Maria Derhun Universidade Estadual de Maringá
  • Verusca Soares de Souza Doutoranda em Enfermagem pelo Programa de Pós-graduação da. Professora do Curso de Enfermagem da Universidade Estadual do Paraná.
  • Maria Antônia Ramos Costa . Doutora em Enfermagem. Docente do Curso de Enfermagem da Universidade Estadual do Paraná-Campus
  • Kelly Cristina Inoue Doutora em Enfermagem. Docente da Faculdade Ingá. Maringá-PR, Brasil.
  • Laura Misue Matsuda Doutora em Enfermagem Fundamental. Docente da graduação e Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem da Universidade Estadual de Maringá

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v21i3.45588

Keywords:

Health personnel, Patient safety, Infection control, Hand hygiene, Nursing.

Abstract

This quantitative analytical study, performed in January 2014, aimed to analyze the knowledge of nursing professionals regarding hand hygiene. Participants were 267 employees of two hospitals in the northwest of Paraná, who filled out an adapted questionnaire of the Ministry of Health, entitled Knowledge Test Regarding Hand Hygiene for Health Professionals, which contains eight questions. The data were processed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences 20 (SPSS) and Epi InfoTM 7.1.3. A high percentage of correct responses to the questions was found, except for those that referred to the Route of infection and Minimum rubbing time of hands with an alcohol preparation. It was concluded that 86.52% of the investigated professionals did not fully know the instructions for hand hygiene. It is suggested that the hand hygiene issue be addressed with the teams investigated through permanent educational processes, guided by active methods.

Author Biography

Flávia Maria Derhun, Universidade Estadual de Maringá

Formada em Enfermagem pela Universidade Estadual de Maringá (UEM) e mestranda pela mesma Universidade.

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Published

2016-09-26

How to Cite

Derhun, F. M., de Souza, V. S., Costa, M. A. R., Inoue, K. C., & Matsuda, L. M. (2016). KNOWLEDGE OF NURSING PROFESSIONALS REGARDING HAND HYGIENE. Cogitare Enfermagem, 21(3). https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v21i3.45588

Issue

Vol. 21 No. 3 (2016)

Section

Research

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