• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.18 no.12
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• pp.285-292
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• 2020

The purpose of this study is a descriptive investigation study to find out the knowledge, awareness and performance of the nurse's standards precaution(SP) and to identify the factors affecting the performance of them. The research method was collected through a questionnaire from nurses at two general hospitals in B city and analyzed with technical statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Person's correlation coefficient and Multiple regression using the SPSS program. As a result of the average level of knowledge of the SP 22.55/25, recognition 3.68/4, and performance 3.77/4. The recognition of SP and implementation of SP(r=.250, p=.003) had a significant amount of correlation. The influence factor on the implementation of the SP was recognition of the SP(β=-.582, p=.001). Therefore, in order to improve the performance of SP and to respond well to new respiratory infections, accurate awareness of the SP of nurses and opportunities for systematic education and participation in education are needed by medical institutions.

• Journal of the Korean Applied Science and Technology
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• v.38 no.3
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• pp.813-823
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• 2021

This study was conducted to identify the factors affecting the compliance of standard precautions for nurses working in long term care hospitals. As a result of the analysis, 8.50 points in perception of the standard precautions, 3.76 points in health beliefs(subcategories- 4.03 points in perceived sensitivity, 4.04 points in perceived seriousness, 3.91 points in perceived benefits, 3.54 points in perceived barrier, 2.92 points in cues to action), 37.90 points in compliance status of the standard precautions. The performance of the standard precautions was positively correlated with perception of the standard precautions(r=0.419, p=.001) and health beliefs (r=0.443, p<.001), perceived sensitivity (r=0.169, p=.044), perceived barrier(r=0.486, p<.001), perceived benefits (r=0.207, p=.013), cues to action (r=0.204, p=.014). The compliance status of the standard precautions was influenced by the perceived barrier(β=0.373, p<.001), cues to action (β=0.271, p<.001), perception of the standard precautions(β=0.245, p=.004)explanatory power was 32.5%.

• Journal of Industrial Convergence
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• v.22 no.3
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• pp.101-110
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• 2024

This study was conducted to confirm the relationship between perception of patient safety culture, critical thinking propensity, and practice of standard precaution among nurses in small and medium-sized hospitals. The research subjects were nurses from three small and medium-sized hospitals located in S City and C City who understood the purpose of the study and agreed to participate. The final study subjects were 158 nurses. The data were collected from January 5, 2020 to March 31, 2020, and descriptive statistics, t-test, one-way ANOVA, correlation, regression analysis, and Sobel test of the collected data were performed using SPSS/WIN26.0 Program. As a result of the study, nurses' practice of standard precaution showed a significant positive correlation with perception of patient safety culture (r=.524, p<.001) and critical thinking disposition (r=.471, p<.001). Critical thinking propensity was found to have a partial mediating effect in the relationship between perception of patient safety culture and practice of standard precaution. Based on the results of this study, repeated research can be conducted in the future, and can be used to develop and apply educational programs that can improve nurses' practice of standard precaution.

• Journal of Korean Clinical Nursing Research
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• v.16 no.1
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• pp.61-70
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• 2010

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine knowledge, perception, safety climate and compliance with hospital infection standard precautions and to identify the factors influencing nurse's compliance with standard precautions. Methods: Using the structured survey, data were collected from 292 nurses working at 4 general hospitals in the metropolitan city Seoul in October, 2008. Data were entered and analyzed with SPSS 12.0. Results: The majority of nurses were female with a mean age of 27.8. The mean score for knowledge of standard precautions was 21.2 out of 25. The nurses lacked knowledge on reusable gloves or gowns. Nurses perceived use of protective devices may not only increase time strain but also hinder development of therapeutic relationships with patients. Of safety climate factors, lack of time was the most frequently reported barrier to compliance with standard precautions. Knowledge, perception, and safety climate explained 16.1% variance of compliance with standard precautions. Conclusion: To improve nurses' compliance with standard precautions, provision of education and support for safety climate are necessary.

• Journal of Korean Biological Nursing Science
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• v.19 no.2
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• pp.69-75
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• 2017

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify the factors that affect nursing students' performance on standard precaution of infection control. Methods: For the analysis of the study results, mistakes and percentages, descriptive statistics, Pearson's coefficient, and multiple regression analysis were performed. Results: Among the participants, 76.5% received hospital infection education, and 72.5% experienced an exposure to blood or body fluid, and the most of the exposures were occurred during the first semester of the third year. The knowledge score was $20.08{\pm}2.09$, the awareness score was $4.63{\pm}.41$, and the performance score was $4.34{\pm}.55$. In the relationship between the standard precautions knowledge, awareness, and performance, the awareness and the performance were in positive correlations, while the factors that affected the performance level of the standard precautions were awareness and the school year (third year), which had 37.0% of the total exposures. Conclusion: In order to increase the performance level of the standard precautions among the nursing department students, after identifying the differences between school years and demands of the students, it is necessary to provide continuous and regular education of standard precautions.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.15 no.4
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• pp.316-329
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• 2015

The purpose of this study was to investigate the actual situation of nursing students' exposure to blood and body fluids, and their knowledge, awareness and performance of standard precautions in an attempt to offer basic data for education of nursing students concerning infection control. The participants of this study were 309 juniors and seniors enrolled in the nursing colleges in J province. Of the participants, 71.5% turned out to have experienced exposure to the blood and body fluids of patients. The mean score of the knowledge about standard precautions was $20.59{\pm}2.05$, whereas grade, infection control education were statistically significant. The average awareness of standard precautions scored $4.67{\pm}.36$, and age, no follow-up measures were statistically significant. The mean sore for the performance of standard precautions was $4.25{\pm}.70$, while exposure to blood and body fluids was found to be statistically significant. There was positive correlation between the participants' knowledge, awareness and performance. The awareness(${\beta}=.274$) of standard precautions only stood out significantly among the factors affecting the performance of standard precautions, accounting for 8.6% in the performance variance of standard precautions. The study found it necessary to develop the infection control program in diverse ways by complementing especially the areas which used to show low awareness and performance of standard precautions. It is thus suggested to intensify education for students about infection control prior to starting clinical training.

• Korean Journal of Clinical Laboratory Science
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• v.55 no.3
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• pp.143-150
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• 2023

The global outbreak of COVID-19 has underscored the pressing need for robust infection control practices in pulmonary function laboratories (PFL). However, the existing guidelines and regulatory frameworks provided by relevant authorities in the country have revealed certain deficiencies in effectively addressing this significant public health crisis. This study surveyed the infection control regulations, disposable item usage, ventilation facilities, spatial separation, and the configuration of entrance doors in 51 domestic hospital facilities from Oct 1, 2021, to Nov 2, 2021. The survey findings revealed that while there was a relatively satisfactory adherence to airborne, droplet, and contact precautions with adequate awareness and utilization of personal protective equipment, the environmental disinfection practices exhibited a suboptimal performance rate of 39.22% per patient. Depending on the specific survey domains, substantial variations were observed in the utilization of disposable items (81.05%), ventilation systems (45.75%), dedicated testing spaces (80.39%), separation of administrative areas (15.69%), and the installation of automated doors (19.61%). This study not only highlights the paramount importance of infection control in PFLs within domestic medical institutions but also provides foundational data for developing and enhancing standardized guidelines that align with international benchmarks for infection control in these settings.