Quality Improvement in Health Care (한국의료질향상학회지)
- Volume 6 Issue 1_2
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- Pages.120-134
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- 1999
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- 1225-7613(pISSN)
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- 2288-078X(eISSN)
Quality Improvement Activities to Reduce the Neonatal Infection in a Hospital
일 병원에서의 신생아 감염 감소를 위한 활동사례
- Sung, Mi Hae (Department of Nursing, In Je University) ;
- Baik, Seung Nam (Kyung Hee School of Nursing) ;
- Hong, Hae Sung (Kyung Hee Medical Center) ;
- Wee, Hyun Joo (Kyung Hee Medical Center) ;
- An, Ji Won (Kyung Hee Medical Center) ;
- Kim, Soon Hee (Kyung Hee Medical Center) ;
- Kim, Hyo Mi (Kyung Hee Medical Center)
- 성미혜 (인제대학교 간호학과) ;
- 백승남 (경희간호대학) ;
- 홍혜성 (경희의료원 신생아실) ;
- 위현주 (경희의료원 신생아실) ;
- 안지원 (경희의료원 신생아실) ;
- 김순희 (경희의료원 신생아실) ;
- 김효미 (경희의료원 신생아실)
- Published : 1999.05.31
Abstract
Background : This study was conducted to reduce the neonatal infection rate in nursery. Methods : 50 items, structural problems in NICU were selected by open questionnaire and categorized into 11 similar items. 38 items were picked out among them and then categorized into 6 similar items. We carried out quality improvement focusing around 6 items. Results : The high achievement of goal in CQI Activities was shown in hand washing for reducing infection of NICU after July. The local infection in IV site was not found and hand washing and gowning of protectors were achieved by 100%. Conclusion : Neonatal infection rate was reduced through the quality improvement activities, but structural problem of Hospital still remained.