Knowledge, Attitude, and Performance of Nurses toward Hand Hygiene in Hospitals

Abstract

Introduction:The proper hand hygiene is one of the foremost techniques to reduce Nosocomial infections. The hand hygiene is deemed as the simplest method for control of Nosocomial infections if it is done properly it may prevent from a lot of costs and fatalities. Due to constant relationship with patients, nurses play paramount role in proper execution of hand hygiene among clinical personnel. The current study was carried out in order to analyze knowledge, attitude, and performance of nurses regarding hand hygiene.Materials and Methodology:A cross-sectional study was conducted on 200 (of 240) nurses from three hospitals in Kerman city at east of Iran in 2015. The standardized questionnaire was the tool for data collection. These data entered in SPSS (V.22). The frequency and percentage of frequency in descriptive statistics was employed for data analysis. The confidence interval was considered as 95%.Results:The results showed that the majority of participants were male173 (86.5%), had BA degree 161 (80.5%) and were married 155 (70.5%). Most of nurses 77 (38.5%) had working experience (5-10years). The majority of nurses had good knowledge 149 (74.5%), positive attitude 141 (70.5%) and good performance 175 (87.5%).Discussion and Conclusion:The nurses are good level in terms of knowledge, attitude, and performance but improvement of their knowledge and knowledge seems to be more necessary by holding educational classes and courses in cases where they have less knowledge.

Investigating the Factors Affecting the Hand Hygiene Compliance from the Viewpoints of Iranian Nurses Who Work in Intensive Care Units

“…High level of work pressure and nursing shortage generally affected the quality of nursing care [34][35][36]. Evidence suggests that knowledge and attitude of healthcare staff and how hand hygiene could reduce infection were directly influenced by the level of hands hygiene promotion [37][38][39]. In fact, the positive attitude of nurses showed that they were influenced by their knowledge about the scientific evidence of hand hygiene efficacy [16,40].…”

Personal habits and hygiene behavior of students entering nursing education

“…11,12 Furthermore, it's mandatory for the students who join health professions education learn and adopt state of art personal hygiene practices and modify their hygiene behavior as they play a critical role in preventing healthcare associated infections (HAIs). 10 This study was done to assess the personal habits and hygiene behavior of first year BSc nursing students prior to their exposure to the patients. This study is first of its kind done in Nepal.…”

“…They spend more time with patients than any other HCWs, their compliance with hygiene practices guidelines seems to be more vital and imperative in preventing the disease transmission among patients. 10 In Nepal, there is no study has been conducted on the personal habits and hygiene behavior of students entering nursing education. This study aimed to assess the personal habits and hygiene behavior of students entering nursing education.…”

Attitude of health care professional students towards hand hygiene

“…1 The proper hand hygiene is one of the techniques to reduce nosocomial infections in hospitals. 2 Healthcare associated infection is caused by viral, bacterial and fungal pathogens. The most common types of nosocomial infections or health associated infections are blood stream infection, pneumonia (ventilator associated pneumonia), urinary tract infections and surgical site infection.…”