• 임상간호연구
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.267-280
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• 2017

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to describe the status of infection control nurses (ICNs) and their activities, and to identify the factors affecting the level of infection control activities. Methods: Data were collected from 199 hospitals from June 24 to July 26, 2016. The structured questionnaires included status of infection control nurses, type and level of infection control activities. Results: Most participating hospital were advanced general hospital (20.1%) and general hospital (67.8%). Among the hospitals, 86.4% had an infection control department (ICD). The average hospital work experience of ICNs was 14.62 years, and their average infection control career was for 4.94 years. Among the ICNs, 85.6% worked in full time and the average number of beds per ICN was 311.21. There were significant differences in the existence of ICD, infection control activities including surveillance, outbreak investigation, negative pressure room, hand hygiene monitoring, disinfection, and sterilization according to hospital size. The level of infection control activities was higher with more number of ICNs, ICN employment as full time, and healthcare institution accreditation status. The explanatory power was 37.5%. Conclusion: These results of this study which reflect infection control status of healthcare facilities with more than 150 beds in 2016 will provide baseline data to establish infection control system in small to medium sized hospitals after the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome outbreak in 2015.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제42권6호
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• pp.408-415
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• 2009

Objectives : This study was performed to investigate the mumps transmission control status and inapparent infection rate among middle and high school students in Daegu City during a mumps outbreak. Methods : Nine schools (two middle schools and seven high schools), which reported a number of mumps cases between 2007 and 2008 were selected for investigation. During March-May 2008, a standard questionnaire was distributed to gather information about case identification, instructed isolation measure, isolation status of mumps cases and related factors, and outdoor activities of nonisolated mumps case. Inapparent infection rate was estimated by serum mumps IgM and IgG antibodies status and self-reported mumps symptoms in three of the nine schools. Results : Among 2,560 respondents, more than half of students answered that they did not receive instructions in mumps transmission control measures during the outbreak. Among the 327 mumps cases identified by the questionnaire, 131 cases (40.1%) were considered as isolated and the isolation rates were significantly different among schools, grades, and gender. Of the non-isolated cases, 88.3% continued attending school. Inapparent mumps infection rates were between 56.3% and 70.2%. Conclusions : Mumps transmission control was inadequate to control the mumps outbreak. Although high inapparent infection rate would mitigate the transmission control effect of case isolation, this measure is fundamental for infection control. The reasons of this inadequate status need to be explored to develop an effective intervention strategy.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제18권7호
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• pp.466-475
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• 2017

본 논문은 요양병원의 감염관리 현황을 파악하기 위하여 2016년 5월 1일부터 7월 31일까지 영남지역의 인증평가를 받은 156개 요양병원을 대상으로 자료 수집을 하였다. 현황 파악에서 있으면 '예', 없으면 '아니오', 중요도 인식은 5점 척도의 총 85문항으로 구성된 설문지를 이용하였다. 자료 분석에 사용된 설문지는 107부이며 자료 분석은 SPSS/WIN 22.0 Program을 이용하였다. 감염관리위원회는 80.4%에서 있다고 하였으며 중요도는 3.79로 나타났고, 감염관리 담당자는 86.0%에서 있으며 대부분 겸임이다. 감염관리규정은 손위생을 포함한 7개 문항에서 100% 구비하고 있으며 규정에 대한 중요도는 손위생이 4.47로 가장 높게 인식하고 있다. 감염관리 활동은 직원교육이 시행 빈도와 중요도 인식에서 가장 높게 나타났으며, 감염관리 수행률은 멸균물품 유효기간 준수율이 96.3%이고 중요도가 4.64로 가장 높게 나타났다. 요양병원의 감염관리 규정은 어느 정도 갖추어져 있으나 감염관리 전담인력 부족과 요양병원에서 적용 가능한 감염관리 규정 미비로 감염관리 활동이 제대로 이루어지지 못하고 있는 것으로 나타났다. 그러므로 요양병원에 적용 가능한 감염감시기준 및 감염관리 가이드라인 개발과 이를 적용할 감염관리 전담인력이 필요하다.

• 기본간호학회지
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.359-371
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• 2013

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the status of tuberculosis (TB) infection control in hospitals. Method: This study was a cross-sectional descriptive study in which self-administered questionnaires were used to survey 77 hospitals. Data were collected from August 12 to September 15, 2012. Results: Only 27 institutions (35.1%) were monitoring patients infected with or suspected of having TB. Most hospitals were conducting TB prevention education for patients' family and employees, and TB screening for employees along with follow-up examinations. However, private negative pressure rooms were more often available in wards and intensive care units than in outpatient departments, and in institutions with over 700 beds located in Seoul or GyeongGi Province. Most hospitals ensured that masks were placed on infected patients while transporting them. In addition, efforts to control TB infection such as placing respiratory etiquette posters in outpatient departments and airborne infection signs on the doors in the wards were also well established in most institutions. Conclusion: More efforts are needed to improve the status of TB infection control to ensure quality care, especially in terms of monitoring patients with TB infections and making private negative pressure rooms available in outpatient departments.

• 대한지역사회작업치료학회지
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.39-49
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• 2016

목적 : 부산 지역 내 작업치료사를 대상으로 작업치료실의 감염성 질환 감염 실태와 감염예방 관리 실태에 관하여 알아보고자 하였다. 연구방법 : 2016년 6월 한 달 동안 감염성 질환 감염 실태, 감염예방 관리 및 감염관리 인식도의 네 파트로 구성된 설문지를 부산 지역 내 작업치료실 23 곳, 작업치료사 111명을 대상으로 실시하였다. 결과 : 34.8%의 의료기관에서 작업치료사들이 옴, 결핵, C-diffficile, MRSA, HFM 등의 감염성 질환을 경험하였다. 작업치료사는 대부분의 감염예방 관리 항목에서 수행도가 높으나, '15초 이상 손 씻기'와 '장갑 착용 전 후에 손 씻기', '치료 시 마스크 착용'과 '사용한 마스크 즉각 버리기', '화장실 이용 시 시트 클리너 사용하기' 에서 낮은 수행도를 보였다. 그 외 '피, 침, 고름 및 분비물로 오염된 세탁물을 일반 세탁물과 분리 세탁하기'항목에서 낮은 수행도를 보였다. 또한 대부분의 작업치료사는 작업치료 임상에서 감염관리 교육은 중요하고 교육이 필요하다고 인식하고 있지만 현재 감염교육은 대부분 근무처에서만 이루어지고 있는 것으로 나타났다. 결론 : 감염예방 관리 수행 향상을 위해서는 치료사 개인의 노력이 필요할 뿐만 아니라, 제도적인 뒷받침이 이루어져야 한다. 또한 본 연구는 차후, 작업치료사들을 대상으로 하는 감염관리 교육 시, 활용할 수 있는 기초자료가 될 수 있을 것이다.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.547-556
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• 2011

Objectives : The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between the infection control education experiences of dental hygienists and the state of their infection control. Methods : The subjects in this study were the dental hygienists who worked in Seoul. The relationship of their infection control education experiences to their gender, marital status, academic credential, workplace, length of service, infection control implementation, experience of being exposed to infection, way of coping with it, hand washing, use of personal protection devices and equipment management was analyzed. Results : It is found that the variable to affect the state of infection control was educational experiences about handpiece water pipe management, ultrasonic scaler water pipe management and three-way syringe water pipe management. Conclusions : Dental hygienists who are one of major dental personnels should receive systematic education on infection control to acquire accurate knowledge to ensure the successful prevention of cross infection.

• 한국직업건강간호학회지
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.1-8
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• 2016

Purpose: The 2015 Korean Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) outbreaks resulted in 186 cases, with 8% (15 persons) of these being nurses. This study aimed to examine MERS-CoV infection status of clinical nurses and to evaluate perception for infection control. Methods: We investigated the MERS-CoV infection status of nurses using MERS-CoV press release data. We examined and analysed perception for Infection control of 121 nurses of the three MERS intensive therapeutic hospitals in July 2015. Results: One to six nurses per hospital in total 8 health care facilities were infected with MERS-CoV. They mainly had short clinical careers and were unaware of infection possibility. The personal and organizational infection control levels that nurses perceive were low and the relationship between two levels was statistically significant. Conclusion: For promoting health protection and infectious disease management competency of nurses, it is necessary to prepare institutional system for controlling infectious disease.

• 대한임상검사과학회지
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• 제48권2호
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• pp.130-136
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• 2016

제주지역 종합병원 감염관리 현황을 조사하여, 병원감염관리 실태와 문제점을 파악하고자 하였으며 감염관리의 중요성을 인식시키고 감염관리 실무자로서 임상병리사의 역할 방안을 모색하기 위하여 제주특별자치도 제주시와 서귀포시에 위치한 종합병원 7개 기관을 대상으로 감염관리 현황을 설문지를 통하여 조사하였다. 제주지역 의료기관의 감염관리는 모든 기관이 감염관리실을 운영하고 전담인력을 구성하고 병원감염관리지침을 보유하고 수행하는 우수한 점을 보였지만, 대부분의 기관이 간호사 1인 구성의 감염관리실을 운영하여 전담인력 확보 및 미생물 관련 배양 판독, 다제내성균의 출현빈도, 감염통계 등 미생물 검사에 대한 내용을 보고 받는데 많은 부분 어려움을 호소하였다. 이에 감염관리의 실질적인 업무를 담당할 수 있는 임상병리사가 의료법 시행규칙에 있는 감염관리에 경험과 지식이 있는 사람으로 충분한 자질과 경험이 있다고 생각되며 감염관리실을 운영함에 있어 감염관리간호사와 미생물에 전문적인 지식을 갖춘 임상병리사(감염관리임상병리사)가 전담자로서 업무를 수행한다면 지금보다 더욱 발전된 감염관리실 운영이 될 것으로 보이며, 향후 감염관리를 제대로 하기 위해서는 전국적으로 종합병원을 비롯한 취약한 중소병원의 감염관리에 대한 전폭적 지원과 감염관리 전문 의료시스템 도입이 중요한 과제라 사료된다.

• 성인간호학회지
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.180-188
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• 2011

Purpose: This study was to identify nursing diagnosis-outcome-intervention (NANDA- NOC-NIC: NNN) linkages applied to inpatients in general surgical nursing units. Methods: We developed the NNN linkage computerized nursing process program, which consisted of the 107 nursing outcomes and the 190 nursing interventions linked to the 39 nursing diagnoses. This program was applied to 324 patients who admitted to those nursing units from July, 2004 to February, 2005. Results: First, nursing outcomes of each nursing diagnosis were identified as follows: for 'acute pain', pain control, pain level, and comfort level; for 'risk for infection', wound healing: primary intention, wound healing: secondary intention, and infection status; for 'nausea', nutritional status: food & fluid intake, comfort level, symptom severity and hydration. Second, major nursing interventions for each nursing outcome were analyzed as follows: for pain control or comfort level, pain management and medication management; for pain level, pain management and analgesic administration; for wound healing: primary intention, incision site care and wound care; for Wound healing: secondary intention or infection status, infection control; for nutritional status: food & fluid intake, fluid monitoring; for comfort level, nausea management; for symptom severity, nausea management and vomiting management; for hydration, fluid/electrolyte management. Conclusion: This identified NNN linkages will facilitate the use of nursing process in surgical nursing practice and documentation systems.

• 대한통합의학회지
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• 제7권3호
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• pp.95-107
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• 2019

Objective : The aim of this study was to investigate the infection management awareness and infection prevention management status of students who participated in occupational therapy and clinical practice. Methods : The study was carried out from June 27th to August 4th, 2017, to survey the awareness and practice of infection control in 11 practice institutes among 193 students who had experience in 8 universities. Results : A total of 93.3 % of the respondents said that they needed education about infectious diseases, but 53.3 % of them did not receive infection prevention education at school or in clinical trial institutes. Hygienic practices for infection prevention and infection control practices related to handwashing were high, but the use of protective equipment was poor in the observation of swallowing disorder treatment. It is also important to educate students who have been trained in infection control. However, infection prevention training at universities and training centers is insufficient suggesting the importance of future infection education. Conclusion : Infection control education to prevent infection is necessary not only for clinicians but also for students participating in on-the-job training. Effective efforts are also needed in universities and clinical practice institutes so that infectious disease prevention education can be implemented. This study provides basic data for infection control education in universities and practice educational institute that perform clinical training and occupational therapy.