Compliance of Cypriot nurses with Standard Precautions to avoid exposure to pathogens

Efstathiou, Georgios; Papastavrou, Evridiki; Raftopoulos, Vasilios; Merkouris, Anastasios

doi:10.1111/j.1442-2018.2011.00576.x

Cited by 46 publications

(52 citation statements)

References 35 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…Other professional constraints included a lack of cultural competency while others expressed cultural insensitivity. This is important considering other studies involving students have also reported observations where nurses appear reluctant to provide care to ethnic minorities [48] [49] and where a lack of cultural competence creates barriers to learning about caring [44] as found in our findings.…”

Section: Professional Constraintscontrasting

confidence: 30%

Student’s Perception of Missed Care: Focus Group Results

Kalfoss¹

2017

OJN

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Background: With the inflation of economic constraints on health care and demand to increase care quality, there is an increasing need to develop a clear understanding of what actions by health professionals are perceived as threatening quality care. Objective: To explore graduate nursing and pastoral care student's perceptions of missed care in Norway. Research design: A qualitative study was employed with the formation of six focus groups. Data was analyzed via a thematic content of the discussions. Participants and research context: Thirty-one students attending a University College in Oslo participated. Findings: Five major themes and thirty subthemes were identified. Major themes included labor constraints, organizational contraints, professional constraints, communication constaints and emotional strain. Discussion: Findings of this study resonate with other research as well as with studies on missed nursing care. Findings also lend support to the definition of missed nursing care actions as required care that is omitted, either in part or whole, or delayed. Conclusion: The findings from this study extend understanding of what barriers health professionals perceive as inhibiting them from offering quality care. The focus groups provided a valuable flora for discussion regarding what participants perceived as missed.

show abstract

Section: Professional Constraintscontrasting

confidence: 30%

Student’s Perception of Missed Care: Focus Group Results

Kalfoss¹

2017

OJN

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…In other international studies, low knowledge and professional adhesion to SP were also observed (15)(16)(25)(26)(27) , indicating that there are still differences in participation rates between developed countries and developing ones.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…One of the main obstacles identified by nurses for non-adherence to SP corresponds to an emergency situation, one in which the professional considers patient care first, and then their own safety (15) , situations that are also experienced by professionals in mental institutions.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Factors influencing adherence to standard precautions among nursing professionals in psychiatric hospitals

Piai-Morais

Orlandi

Figueiredo

2015

Rev. esc. enferm. USP

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Objective: Evaluate and correlate individual, work-related and organizational factors that influence adherence to standard precautions among nursing professionals of psychiatric hospitals in São Paulo. Method: An exploratory cross-sectional study conducted with 35 nursing professionals, using the assessment tool for adherence to standard precautions through the Likert scale, ranging from 1 to 5. Results: Knowledge of the precautions received a high score (4.69); adherence received (3.86) and obstacles (3.78), while intermediaries and the scales of organizational factors received low scores (2.61). There was a strong correlation between the magnitude adherence scale and the personal protective equipment availability (r = 0.643; p = 0.000). The training scale for prevention of HIV exposure (p = 0.007) was statistically different between the nurses and nursing assistants. Conclusion: The organizational factors negatively contributed to adherence to standard precautions, indicating that psychiatric institutions lack safe working conditions, ongoing training and management actions to control infections. Factors influencing adherence to standard precautions among nursing professionals in psychiatric hospitals * Fatores que influenciam a adesão às precauções-padrão entre profissionais de enfermagem em hospital psiquiátrico Factores que influencian la adhesión a las precauciones estándares entre profesionales de enfermería en hospital psiquiátrico DESCRIPTORS

show abstract

“…As such, one needs to tune into one's experiences with uncertainty, anger, sadness, joy, love, etc. which creates the capacity for becoming sensitive to another's emotional state and needs [55]. Our carers' described the necessity of "tuning in" to the other, as also vital to caring, as confirmed by others [42].…”

Section: Sensitive To Selfmentioning

confidence: 91%

Meanings Given to Professional Care: Focus Group Results

Kalfoss¹,

Scient²

2017

OJN

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Background: Many studies have focused on exploring the concept of care from patient and nurse perspectives, but knowledge is limited regarding student perceptions. Objective: To explore the meanings given to the concept of professional care from the perspective of graduate students in nursing and pastoral care. Research design: A qualitative study was employed with the formation of six focus groups. Data were analyzed via a thematic content analysis of the discussions. Participants and research context: Thirty-one students attending a University College in Oslo participated. Findings: Seven main themes and forty-four subthemes were identified. Major themes included reverence and respect for the dignity and value of human life, bonding, sensitive to self and other, communication, competence, willfulness and deep caring. Discussion: Different levels of intentionality, professional comportment and caring consciousness were revealed in the discussions. Findings also lend support to major beliefs and values in Watson's Human Caring Theory. Conclusion: The focus groups generated valuable detail of complex experiences behind student's perceptions, attitudes, beliefs and actions. Focus group methodology can enhance holistic nursing practice by providing opportunities to explore and clarify holistic care values, create opportunities for self-awareness and transformative learning in education, clinical practice, administration and research.

show abstract

Compliance of Cypriot nurses with Standard Precautions to avoid exposure to pathogens

Cited by 46 publications

References 35 publications

Student’s Perception of Missed Care: Focus Group Results

Student’s Perception of Missed Care: Focus Group Results

Factors influencing adherence to standard precautions among nursing professionals in psychiatric hospitals

Meanings Given to Professional Care: Focus Group Results

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About