Nursing students' knowledge and practice of infection control in Burns and Medical-Surgical Units at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Nigeria, 2019

Olorunfemi, Olaolorunpo; Oyewole, Oluwatosin Mary; Oduyemi, Rachael Olufunmilayo

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“…Adequate knowledge of infection control is essential to assist new nursing graduates to work as novice level health care providers in health care settings, to reduce infection risks and provide safe patient care by minimizing patient-to-patient infection [ 13 ]. However, one study has reported that, there is poor knowledge of students regarding infection control and prevention practices in undergraduate nursing programs [ 14 ]. Researcher reported that due to the nature of care, nursing students have more contact with patients than other students, according to these reports, more than half of nursing students had a history of needle sticks and more than a third of them had a history of contact with blood and secretions [ 15 ].…”

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“…Considering that the knowledge of nursing students about infection control is low [ 14 , 15 ] and since students have the responsibility of taking care of themselves, their families and patients, and on the other hand, nursing education teachers have the responsibility of revising the curriculum based on evidence, we decided to conduct a study with the aim of designing, implementing and evaluating the infection control program among undergraduate nursing students using a mixed study.…”

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Using Kern model to design, implement, and evaluate an infection control program for improving knowledge and performance among undergraduate nursing students: a mixed methods study

Heidari,

Beni,

Deris

2023

BMC Med Educ

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Background Nurses and Nursing students are the front line of care in managing the care of infectious patients then they have more contact with patients than other students. Therefore, the aim of this study was designing, implementing and evaluating the infection control program among undergraduate nursing students using a mixed study. Method The mixed method approach with sequential exploratory (qualitative-quantitative) method was used. Kern model was applied in six steps included: 1-Needs assessment 2- Initial design 3- Goals and specific objectives 4- Educational strategy 5- Program implementation 6- Program evaluation. Thirty nursing students and 3 nursing faculty members were selected through purposive sampling for focus group in need assessment. Single-group semi-experimental study with a pre-test and post-test design was used in partnership with all eighth semester nursing students in program evaluation. Result Data analysis of focus group obtained two categories including: Need to improve knowledge in infection control and need to improve performance in infection control. With need assessment and literature review, educational content developed according to nursing students learning needs. Then, 3 faculty members prepared a course plan including goals, specific objectives, educational strategy for student assignments. One-way analysis of variance to compare the average score of knowledge, performance and its categories before, 2 weeks after the intervention and 2 months after the intervention shows a statistically significant difference (p > 0.001). Pearson's correlation coefficient shows that there is a negative linear relationship between work experience and knowledge score 2 weeks after and 2 months after the intervention (p < 0.05). Conclusion According to our results, it is recommended the need to revise the curriculum for the integration of the infection control program in the undergraduate nursing education. Of course, it is necessary to conduct more studies in the field by dividing this program into internship and field internship.

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Using Kern model to design, implement, and evaluate an infection control program for improving knowledge and performance among undergraduate nursing students: a mixed methods study

Heidari,

Beni,

Deris

2023

BMC Med Educ

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Compliance with standard precautions and associated factors among undergraduate nursing students at governmental universities of Amhara region, Northwest Ethiopia

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Background Standard precautions are minimum infection control practices used to prevent the transmission of diseases and applied to all patient care. Nursing students are at high risk of exposure to occupational biologic hazards because they are obligated to provide care to patients admitted with unknown infection statuses. Compliance with standard precautions is an effective and efficient means of infection prevention. However, their compliance with standard precautions among nursing students is not known in Ethiopia. Therefore, this study aimed to assess compliance with standard precautions and associated factors among undergraduate BSc nursing students at governmental universities located in the Amhara Region, northwest Ethiopia. Methods An institutional-based cross-sectional study was conducted among undergraduate BSc nursing students at the governmental universities located in Amhara Region, northwest Ethiopia, from April 15 to May 15, 2021. A simple random sampling technique was used to select 423 samples. Descriptive statistics were presented in text, tables, and charts. Multicollinearity and model fitness were checked. All variables were entered into multivariable logistic regression and a P-value of < 0.05 was considered to identify statistically significant factors. Result Around 221 (53.4%) of the study participants were males. Good compliance of nursing students towards standard precautions was 56.3% (95% CI = 51.4–60.9), which is significantly associated with good knowledge (AOR = 2.52, 95% CI = 1.61–3.94), a perceived safe workplace climate (AOR = 2.15, 95% CI = 1.24–3.71), and training or seminars related to standard precautions in the last six months (AOR = 1.52, 95% CI = 1.01–2.29). Conclusion The overall compliance of nursing students with standard precautions was low, with nearly half of the nursing students failing to comply with standard precautions. The major factors associated with good compliance were good knowledge, a perceived safe workplace, and having seminars or training in the last six months. Training, enhancing knowledge, and creating a safe hospital environment are recommended to improve nursing students’ compliance with standard precautions.

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Infection control and prevention in burn victims: The role of nurses

Ariyo,

Olorunfemi

2024

Journal of Integrative Nursing

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Burn injury is a major public health concern, with an estimated 180,000 deaths each year associated with burn-related infections. The majority of these occur in low- and middle-income countries, and almost two-thirds occur in the World Health Organization African and South-East Asia Regions. There is a risk of an escalation of burn injury site infections if nurses who are directly involved in burn care do not develop a mechanism to mitigate this risk in the coming years. Hence, this study aims at explaining what burn injuries are and how nurses can prevent the occurrence of infection among burn victims. This review analyzed published studies using keywords such as burn injury, infection in burn patients, and nurses’ involvement in infection prevention and control (IPC) on search engines such as PubMed, Science Direct, and Google Scholar. The literature was retrieved and reviewed for eligibility to capture just the variables indicated in this seminar objective; the date range chosen in the literature search was from 2015 to 2023. The study found that many patients die from burn injuries as a result of exposure to infection and most nurses are not adequately informed about infection control. The study also found that nurses’ responsibilities include proper hand hygiene, wound care, the use of personal protective equipment, antibiotic medication, cleaning the patient’s surroundings, and preventing patient cross-contamination. Burn injuries pose a significant risk to patients, necessitating infection control and prevention. Therefore, nurses in burn units should be informed on IPC practices and also educate patients, families, and coworkers on their importance.

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Nursing students' knowledge and practice of infection control in Burns and Medical-Surgical Units at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Nigeria, 2019

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Using Kern model to design, implement, and evaluate an infection control program for improving knowledge and performance among undergraduate nursing students: a mixed methods study

Using Kern model to design, implement, and evaluate an infection control program for improving knowledge and performance among undergraduate nursing students: a mixed methods study

Compliance with standard precautions and associated factors among undergraduate nursing students at governmental universities of Amhara region, Northwest Ethiopia

Infection control and prevention in burn victims: The role of nurses

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