Training as an Effective Tool to Increase the Knowledge About Hand Hygiene Actions. An Evaluation Study of Training Effectiveness in Kosovo

Sopjani, Idriz; Jahn, Patrick; Behrens, Johann

doi:10.5455/medarh.2017.71.16-19

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“…An increase by 10% of nurses with university degree reduced the mortality risk by 5% and 9 % ( 20 , 21 ). In this context, nursing education should serve as a platform for continuous learning throughout life ( 22 , 23 ). This paper found that with the growth of work experience, the nurses’knowledge increases, the attitudes and practices improve by transforming into models for younger employees (p<0.05).…”

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The Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Nurses Toward Management of Hospital-acquired Infections in the University Clinical Center of Kosovo

Gruda

Sopjani

2017

Mater Sociomed

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Background:Hospital Acquired Infections (HAIs) are called those infections that were not present at the time of patient’ hospitalization in a hospital or other medical institutions and have been acquired after hospitalization.Aim:The aim of this paper was to investigate the level of knowledge, attitudes, and practices of nurses about preventing the spread and management of HAIs at University Clinical Center of Kosovo (UCCK).Methods:The questionnaire was used as a tool for data collection in 6 clinics of UCCK during the November-December 2016. Out of 350 nurses, only 331 returned the questionnaire completed. Data were analyzed with descriptive and inferential statistics using Statistical Package-SPSS, version 22.Results:The age of participants was 37.9 ± 9.3 years by the mean. The general level of knowledge of nurses about the spread of HAIs was 90%, about the attitudes was 84.4% and about the nurses’ practices was 76.2%. The work experience had a significant impact on the nurses’ knowledge about management of HAIs OR = 2.18 (95% Cl 1.01-4.71), the attitudes of nurses OR = 3.99 (95% Cl 2.14-7.45) and the nurses’ practices OR = 2.87 (95% Cl 1.65-4.99). The impact of the level of education in the knowledge OR = 0.22 (95% Cl 0.10-0.48) was significant (p <0.05), while its impact in the nurses’ attitudes OR = 0.59 (95% Cl 0.32-1.09) and the nurses’ practices OR = 0.8 (95% Cl 0.46-1.38) was not statistically significant (p>0.05).Conclusion:Nurses stated that they had the necessary competencies to practice safe patient care. However, there are necessary joint efforts of policymakers and managers of UCCK to implement intervention strategies in order to reduce HAIs.

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The Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Nurses Toward Management of Hospital-acquired Infections in the University Clinical Center of Kosovo

Gruda

Sopjani

2017

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“…Although the procedure is easy to follow and there are numerous scientific publications recommending it, the extent to which nurses follow these recommendations for hand hygiene procedures still remains below the desired level [ 3 , 14 , 15 , 16 ]. The reasons which hinder proper compliance with hand hygiene procedures, and thus, prevent obtaining a high level of proper results include: overburden with care-related duties, limited time to perform this procedure, hand irritation, allergy to chemicals, insufficient supply of disinfectants as well as understaffing and lack of sufficient knowledge, experience and education in this field among medical staff [ 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 ].…”

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Hand Areas Which Are Commonly Missed during Hand Disinfection by Nursing Students Who Completed a Basic Educational Course in Hand Hygiene

Gniadek

Ogórek-Tęcza

Inglot

et al. 2021

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Background: Teaching nursing students how to correctly perform hand hygiene procedures may guarantee a reduction in transmitting pathogens through direct contact and, thus, it may lead to a decrease in the number of hospital infections. The aim of the study, which was conducted in low fidelity simulation conditions, was to assess the performance and the efficiency of a hand-rubbing disinfection technique among nursing students on the last day of their course. Materials and methods: The study was conducted in a group of 190 nursing students studying at the Jagiellonian University and it focused on the performed hand-rubbing disinfection procedure. The accuracy of the task performance was assessed by measuring the percentage of the amount of Fluo-Rub (B. Braun) fluorescent alcohol-based gel remaining on students’ hands after disinfection. The gel was rubbed into particular hand parts including four surfaces (left palm, right palm, left back and right back) divided into thirteen areas (I–XIII) and each surface was examined separately. The results were then dichotomized based on the cut-off point of 10% and two categories: “clean” and “dirty” were established. Additionally, the range of negligence in the disinfection procedure was assessed by counting the total number of the areas classified as “dirty”. The comparison of continuous and categorical variables was conducted by means of Friedman’s and Cochrane’s tests, respectively. Results: It was found out that the palm surfaces that were commonly missed during hand disinfection included the whole thumb (I and VI), the fingertip of the little finger (V) and the midpalm (XIII), whereas in the case of back surfaces (on both right and left hand) the most commonly missed areas were the fingertips and the whole thumb I–VI. Only 30 students (13%) had all 52 areas of both hands completely clean, whereas more than one third—66 students (33%)—failed to disinfect properly more than 10 areas out of all assessed ones on the surfaces of both hands. Conclusions: In the examined group of nursing students, a significant lack of compliance with hand disinfection procedures was observed and it was related mainly to thumbs and back parts of both hands. Therefore, it is essential to conduct systematic training sessions and assessment of hand hygiene procedures for nursing students at the end of every educational stage as it can lead to their developing these skills properly.

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“…Among the measures taken by the organizations, the education (initial or continuous training) of their healthcare worker has been of the main pillars to prevent biological exposure and accidents [ 11 ]. Despite the modifications and inclusion of initial and continuous training carried out during more than two decades, the level of knowledge and compliance with universal precautions procedures continues to be limited [ 12 , 13 ]. This difficulty in achieving optimum levels of knowledge seems to be linked to the reduced safety culture [ 14 ].…”

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Occupational Safety and Health Training for Undergraduates Nursing Students: A Spanish Pilot

Vaquero-Álvarez

Cubero-Atienza

Martínez-Jiménez

et al. 2020

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Most of blood borne and airborne pathogens are highly contagious, harmful and have prevalence among healthcare workers. In this group, healthcare students, especially nursing undergraduates, have even higher risk to be exposed and suffered a contagious accident. One of the main pillars to prevent exposure to such pathogens and decrease accidents seems to be through education. A prospective observational educational research focused on quantifying the students’ knowledge, and prevention culture was carried out. The educational approach based on the development of a technological tool, its integration in the students’ education, and posterior assessment. The Chi-square, ANOVA, Kruskal–Wallis, Man–Whitney U, and Spearman correlations were used to determine the effect of such educational methodology. The results, previous to the integration of the educational approach, showed differences between the elementary and proficient knowledge and correct procedure in each academic year (p < 0.05), being the best year the third academic year. The mean of elementary knowledge among second year students after the inclusion of the educational methodology improved for 2017/2018 with a mean of 7.5 (1.11) and in 2018/2019 with 7.87 (1.34). This study argued that the educational approach proposed could improve the prevention culture and knowledge among students and future healthcare professionals.

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Training as an Effective Tool to Increase the Knowledge About Hand Hygiene Actions. An Evaluation Study of Training Effectiveness in Kosovo

Cited by 12 publications

References 15 publications

The Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Nurses Toward Management of Hospital-acquired Infections in the University Clinical Center of Kosovo

The Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Nurses Toward Management of Hospital-acquired Infections in the University Clinical Center of Kosovo

Hand Areas Which Are Commonly Missed during Hand Disinfection by Nursing Students Who Completed a Basic Educational Course in Hand Hygiene

Occupational Safety and Health Training for Undergraduates Nursing Students: A Spanish Pilot

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