Standard Precaution Knowledge and Behavioral Intentions Among Students in the Healthcare Field: A Cross-Sectional Study

Livshiz–Riven, Ilana; Hurvitz, Nancy; Ziv–Baran, Tomer

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“…Besides, obtaining guidance and strategies from teachers is another category in this study. Clinical mentors' instructions allow student nurses to follow their practices and minimize students' occupational contamination [ 56 , 57 ]. Improving professional skills is also mentioned to address the challenges of caring for PLWHA.…”

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Student nurses’ perceptions and experiences in caring for people living with HIV/AIDS: a qualitative study

Shi

Cleofas

2023

BMC Med Educ

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Background Caring for people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) requires clinical experience and quality care delivery skills. This study aimed to explore the perceptions and experiences of nursing students in caring for PLWHAs. Methods This qualitative descriptive study interviewed 18 student nurses who had cared for PLWHAs from 14 tertiary hospitals across 7 provinces in China through semi-structured telephone interviews. Results Two themes emerged from the narratives: student nurses’ perceptions and attitudes toward PLWHAs and student nurses’ practical experiences with PLWHAs. Five theme clusters were revealed, namely “negative attitudes held before the care-giving,” “a series of psychological struggles in care-giving,” “favorable attitudes increased after the care-giving,” “consensus on care delivery for PLWHAs,” and “considerations regarding contamination reduction.” Conclusions Findings shed light on the development and changes in student nurses' perspectives on PLWHAs throughout their clinical experiences. Student nurses' perceptions and attitudes toward PLWHAs progressed through three distinct stages, and positive changes were observed after care-giving. Participants' perceptions and practical experiences with patients with AIDS enable patients to receive fair and high-quality care and provide valuable insights for nursing educators better prepare HIV nurses.

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Student nurses’ perceptions and experiences in caring for people living with HIV/AIDS: a qualitative study

Shi

Cleofas

2023

BMC Med Educ

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“…24 Overall, building on the lessons learnt from the COVID-19 pandemic, there is typically a need to improve students' knowledge regarding IPC through educational training and workshops. 34 There is also a need to promote behavioral change toward IPC among students, given its importance. 35 Most of the students in our study thought that alcohol-based hand rubs were better than handwashing with soap to prevent infections.…”

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Knowledge, attitude, and practices toward infection prevention and control among undergraduate pharmacy students in Zambia: findings and implications

Mudenda,

Chizimu,

Chabalenge

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ASHE

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Background: Infection prevention and control (IPC) measures are critical in preventing the risk of acquiring and transmitting nosocomial infections. In Zambia, there is little information concerning IPC practices among pharmacy students who are exposed to potentially infectious areas both in public and private healthcare settings. Therefore, this study assessed the knowledge, attitude, and practices of undergraduate pharmacy students toward infection prevention and control at the University of Zambia. Materials and methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted among 290 undergraduate pharmacy students at the University of Zambia using a structured questionnaire from August 2022 to October 2022. Data analysis was performed using SPSS version 25.0, and statistical significance was set at a 95% confidence level. Results: Of the 290 participants, 166(57.2%) were female and the majority were aged between 18 and 23 years. Overall, 252(86.9%) had good knowledge, 167(57.6%) had positive attitudes, and 248(85.5%) had good practices toward IPC measures. These results indicate lower attitude scores compared to knowledge and practices. Having good knowledge of IPC was associated with being a Christian by religion compared to other religions (OR = 5.314, 95% CI: 1.141–24.745). There was no association between sociodemographics and attitude and practice concerning IPC. Conclusion: This study found that pharmacy students had good knowledge, positive attitudes, and good practices toward IPC measures. Consequently, more emphasis is needed to improve the student’s knowledge, attitudes, and practices toward IPC, especially in areas where gaps were identified. Additionally, there is a need to improve curricula on IPC measures in the training of pharmacy programs.

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“…The latter, for example, affects compliance with standard or extensive precautions. Before deciding whether or not to follow precautions, healthcare providers rely on their perceptions of the severity of illness, the risk of infection, and the benefits or barriers of following precautions [12]. When then, in practice, health care workers are required to modify their behavior to reduce exposure to risk by changing their work habits, this is perceived as controlling, encounter resistance, and there may be a psychological tendency to cling to original knowledge and beliefs, which change very slowly and are persistent in the face of contrary evidence [13,14].…”

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Evaluation of Standard Precautions Compliance Instruments: A Systematic Review Using COSMIN Methodology

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Background: Standard precautions (SPs) are first-line strategies with a dual goal: to protect health care workers from occupational contamination while providing care to infected patients and to prevent/reduce health care-associated infections (HAIs). This study aimed at (1) identifying the instruments currently available for measuring healthcare professionals’ compliance with standard precautions; (2) evaluating their measurement properties; and (3) providing sound evidence for instrument selection for use by researchers, teachers, staff trainers, and clinical tutors. Methods: We carried out a systematic review to examine the psychometric properties of standard precautions self-assessment instruments in conformity with the COSMIN guidelines. The search was conducted on the databases PubMed, CINAHL, and APA PsycInfo. Results: Thirteen instruments were identified. These were classified into four categories of tools assessing: compliance with universal precautions, adherence to standard precautions, compliance with hand hygiene, and adherence to transmission-based guidelines and precautions. The psychometric properties of instruments and methodological approaches of the included studies were often not satisfactory. Only four instruments were classified as high-quality measurements. Conclusions: The available instruments that measure healthcare professionals’ compliance with standard precautions are of low-moderate quality. It is necessary that future research completes the validation processes undertaken for long-established and newly developed instruments, using higher-quality methods and estimating all psychometric properties.

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Standard Precaution Knowledge and Behavioral Intentions Among Students in the Healthcare Field: A Cross-Sectional Study

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References 42 publications

Student nurses’ perceptions and experiences in caring for people living with HIV/AIDS: a qualitative study

Student nurses’ perceptions and experiences in caring for people living with HIV/AIDS: a qualitative study

Knowledge, attitude, and practices toward infection prevention and control among undergraduate pharmacy students in Zambia: findings and implications

Evaluation of Standard Precautions Compliance Instruments: A Systematic Review Using COSMIN Methodology

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