기본간호학회지 (Journal of Korean Academy of Fundamentals of Nursing)
- 제12권1호
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- Pages.121-130
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- 2005
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- 1225-9012(pISSN)
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- 2287-1802(eISSN)
중환자실 간호사의 간호업무내용에 따른 손씻기에 관한 연구
A Study of Handwashing by Intensive Care Unit Nurses according to the Content of Nursing Faculty Practice
- Kim Hyun-Ju (St. Mary's Hospital in Uijeongbu) ;
- Kim Nam-Cho (College of Nursing, The Catholic University)
- 발행 : 2005.04.30
초록
Purpose: This study was done to determine the rate for handwashing by intensive care unit nurses according to the content of nursing tasks, to investigate the relationship between hand washing practice evaluated by nurses themselves and their actual practice observed, and finality to provide basic materials for strategy for hand washing education. Method: Data were collected by observing 27 nurses working in intensive care units of a hospital in Uijeongbu, Gyeonggi-do and by using observation and a structured self-assessment tool. Collected data were analyzed with SPSS and SAS. Results: The handwashing rate for the nurses was 4.3%. The handwashing rate was high in proportion to the risk of cross infection. In addition, the handwashing rate was highest in nurses working in the neurosurgery intensive care unit. The average score for self-assessment of handwashing was