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A survey on Hospital Infection (병원 감염관리에 대한 실태조사 -간호수기를 중심으로 -)

  • 이선옥
    • Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
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    • v.23 no.3
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    • pp.325-338
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    • 1993
  • This study was conducted to evaluate the methods used in nursing procedures for infection control. Skilled nursing procedures are related to prevention of hospital infection. The sample consisted of 301 nurses’ response to the questionnaire. Data were collected from Feb. to March, 1993 from 35 hospitals located in five major cities. The findings of the study are as follows : 1) Rotatively unsafe nursing procedures were reported for preperation of IV therapy, change of IV site and aseptic dressing on IV site, hand wash-ing and use of paper towels, use of sterile urine bottle with indwelling urinary catheter, management of dressing cart, disinfection of transfer forcep, ambu respirator, laryngoscope, humidifier and handling of incubator. 2) Relatively safe nursing procedures were reported for management of suction tube, marking for contaminated materials and waste collection. The rate of participation in education programs for infection control by the nurses was higher than in other research results. 3) Further study on procedures for IV site in-fusion and care of dressing cart are recommended.

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The Effect of Educational Training on Surgical Site Infection Management for Operating Room Nursing Staff (수술실 간호인력 대상 수술부위 감염관리 교육의 효과)

  • Heo, Yeon-Jeong;Nam, So-Hee;Hyun, Hye-Jin
    • Quality Improvement in Health Care
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    • v.27 no.2
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    • pp.83-93
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    • 2021
  • Purpose: This study tested the effectiveness of brochure- and video-based education on managing surgical site infections by operating room health personnel. Methods: From April 20 to May 4, 2021, 34 operating room health personnel were subjected to training on surgical site infection management using brochures and educational videos. A survey was then conducted on knowledge, perception, and adherence regarding surgical site infection management. Results: After receiving training on surgical site infection management, the knowledge score increased significantly (15.15±2.09 vs.19.70±1.96, p<.001). However, the perception and adherence scores were already near perfect before the intervention and did not further increase after the intervention. Conclusion: It is necessary to develop and utilize continuous and substantive educational programs to improve perception and adherence of surgical site infection management.

Nursing Students' Knowledge and Compliance with Multidrug-resistant Organism Infection Control Guidelines (다약제 내성균 감염관리지침에 대한 간호학생의 지식과 수행정도)

  • Kang, Ji-Yeon;Lee, Young-Ock;Yun, Seon-Young;Kang, Jeong-Hee;Park, So-Hee
    • Journal of Korean Critical Care Nursing
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    • v.3 no.1
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    • pp.67-78
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    • 2010
  • Purpose: This study was done to investigate knowledge of and compliance with the multidrug-resistant organism (MDRO) infection control guidelines among student nurses on clinical practicum, Methods: survey questionnaire on MORO infection control was administered to a convenience sample of 259 nursing students from 3 different nursing schools Results: The mean knowledge score was 28.01/39 (71.82%). The percentages of correct answers for basic concepts, route of transmission, hand washing/ protective devices and environment management, were 55.40, 81.14, 84.94 and 69.17 respectively. The mean compliance score was 3.83/5. The compliance scores for education, communication, contact precaution, environment management, and hand washing were 3.06, 3.33, 3.86, 4.50, 3.92 and 4.29 respectively. 96.9% of subjects knew that they should wash hands after touching MORO patient while only 22.8% of subjects knew how to collect samples for VRE surveillance culture, The highest compliant item was hand washing after touching MORO patient. The Lo-west compliant item was referring to infection control manual. Conclusion: Comprehensive MDRO infection control education programs for nursing students should be developed to decrease MORO infection.

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Hospital Nurses' Knowledge and Compliance on Multidrug-resistant Organism Infection Control Guideline (일 대학병원 간호사의 다약제 내성균 감염관리지침에 대한 지식과 수행정도)

  • Kang, Ji-Yeon;Cho, Jin-Wan;Kim, Yu-Jung;Kim, Dong-Hee;Lee, Ji-Young;Park, Hey-Kyung;Jung, Sung-Hee;Lee, Eun-Nam
    • Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
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    • v.39 no.2
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    • pp.186-197
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    • 2009
  • Purpose: This study was done to investigate nurses' knowledge of, and compliance with the multidrug-resistant organism (MDRO) infection control guidelines. Methods: A survey questionnaire was developed based on the institutional and national guidelines and was administered to a convenience sample of 306 nurses in a university hospital. Results: The mean score for knowledge was 33.87 (percentage of correct answers: 82.61%). The percentages of correct answers for basic concepts, route of transmission, hand washing/protective devices and environment management were 74.27%, 94.29%, 92.90% and 75.54% respectively. The mean compliance score was 4.15 (range: 1-5). The compliance scores for education, communication, contact precaution, disinfection, surveillance culture, and hand washing were 3.29, 4.05, 4.20, 4.50, 4.40 and 4.48 respectively. Nurses indicated "lack of time (30.06%)", "lack of means (10.78%)" and "lack of knowledge (9.48%)" as reasons for noncompliance. Conclusion: While most educational programs have focused on hand washing or use of protective devices to prevent transmission of MDRO in acute care settings, hospital nurses' knowledge of the basic concepts of MDRO and environmental management has remained insufficient. Nurses are relatively non-compliant to the guidelines in the areas of education (staff, patient, family) and communication. Comprehensive educational programs are needed to decrease hospital infection rates and to improve the health of patients.

Analysis of Nursing Students' Educational Needs about Corona19 Infection Control (간호대학생의 코로나19 감염관리 교육에 대한 요구 분석)

  • Yoo, Eun-Young
    • Journal of Digital Convergence
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    • v.18 no.12
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    • pp.335-341
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    • 2020
  • This study aims to identify the importance and degree of performance of COVID19 infection control educational program for 4th grade nursing college students, and to prepare the basic data for developing COVID19 infection control nursing education program based on this study. Data were collected from January 6 to January 30, 2020 by using structured questionnaire from 72 senior nursing students at "A" City Nursing College. The overall average of importance of COVID19 infection control nursing was 4.4 out of 5, and the overall average of performance was 2.4 out of 5. The greatest difference in importance and performance were the sectors of personal protection(equipment dressing & undessing) and collecting safe sample. By analyzing the needs for COVID19 infection control nursing of nursing college students It is used as the basic data for the development of simulation education programs by improving performance of both personal protection and collecting safety samples.

Factors Affecting the Performance of Infection Control Against Coronavirus Disease 2019(COVID-19) by Hospital Nurses (병원 간호사의 코로나바이러스감염증-19 감염관리 수행에 영향을 미치는 요인)

  • Jang, Insook
    • The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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    • v.22 no.9
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    • pp.602-613
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    • 2022
  • This study was performed to identify the factors affecting 'the organizational culture for infection control', 'the resource support', 'the knowledge about COVID-19', and 'the resilience' among hospital nurses on the performance of COVID-19 infection control. A total of 150 nurses, registered in Korea, participated in the current study. The data were collected through self-report questionnaires. From 27th July to 10th August, 2022, 147 questionnairesout of 150 were collected. In multiple regression analysis, 'the resource support', 'the knowledge about COVID-19' and 'the resilience' were analyzed as significant factors in performing of the infection control for COVID-19 (β = 0.68, p < .001, β = 0.12, p = .023 and β = 0.20, p = .005 respectively). For improving the nurses' performance of infection control against Coronavirus Disease 2019(COVID-19) during the pandemic, it is necessary to develop and evaluate the programs through the organizational support and strategies to improve individual knowledge.

A Convergence Study on the Effects of Workplace Spirituality on Infection Control Knowledge, Performance, and Job Stress of Dental Hygienists in the COVID-19 Pandemic (일터 영성이 COVID-19 팬데믹 상황에서 치과위생사의 감염관리 지식, 수행과 직무 스트레스에 미치는 영향에 관한 융복합 연구)

  • Kim, Seol-Hee
    • Journal of Digital Convergence
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    • v.20 no.1
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    • pp.231-238
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    • 2022
  • This study aimed to analyze the Influence of workplace spirituality on job stress and infection control performance of dental hygienists in the COVID-19 pandemic situation Questionnaire was conducted for 149 dental hygienists from February to March 2021. COVID-19 knowledge and practice of infection control, job stress. and workplace spirituality. Survey data were analyzed t-test, ANOVA, Pearson's correlation using statistical programs of PASW Statistics ver. 21.0. Workplace spirituality was investigated to increase infection control performance and reduce job stress in a pandemic situation. The group with high infection control knowledge and performance showed low levels of job instability, organizational system, and stress. As for job stress, those with less than 2 years of experience reported relationship conflict, those with 3 to 5 years of experience showed high levels of job instability, organizational system, inadequate compensation, and workplace culture. In a pandemic situation, workplace spirituality was investigated to increase infection control performance and reduce job stress, so a plan to improve the quality of medical care was required for holistic and systematic organizational operation in preparation for the post-coronavirus.

The effect of Empowerment and Job Burnout on Infection Control Performance in General Hospital Nurses (종합병원 간호사의 임파워먼트와 직무소진이 감염관리 수행에 미치는 영향)

  • Mi-Young Moon
    • Journal of the Korean Applied Science and Technology
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    • v.41 no.1
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    • pp.119-127
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    • 2024
  • The purpose of this study is a descriptive research study to identify the factors affecting the performance of infection control by general hospital nurses' empowerment and job burnout. The subjects collected data from September 15 to October 31, 2023 from a total of 210 nurses at a general hospital located in D city. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Sheffe, Pearson's correlation, and multiple regression using the SPSS/WIN 25.0 program. As a result of the study, empowerment and infection control performance showed a positive correlation, and empowerment was analyzed as the most influential factor in infection control performance with 14.8% of explanatory power. Therefore, it is necessary to reflect programs and policies to efficiently perform infection control that can improve the empowerment of nurses.

Knowledge and Performance Level of Infection Control Guidelines on Indwelling Urinary Catheter, Central Venous Catheter and Ventilator Among Intensive Care Nurses (중환자실 간호사의 유치도뇨관, 중심정맥관 및 인공호흡기 감염관리에 대한 지식과 수행도)

  • Ha, Hyun-Jung;Park, Jung-Ha;Kim, Myung-Hee
    • Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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    • v.17 no.6
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    • pp.113-120
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    • 2016
  • The purpose of this study is to identify the knowledge of and adherence to the infection control guidelines for indwelling urinary catheters, central venous catheters and ventilators among intensive care nurses. The subjects were 175 intensive care nurses working in 2 upper general hospitals and 3 general hospitals. Data were collected from July 1 to July 31, 2013. The collected data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, t-test and ANOVA using SPSS 18.0 for Windows. The mean scores of the knowledge of the infection control guidelines on indwelling urinary catheters, central venous catheters and ventilators were 0.87, 0.82 and 0.82 points, respectively. The average scores for the adherence to the infection control guidelines for indwelling urinary catheters, central venous catheters and ventilators were 4.18, 4.04 and 4.07 points, respectively. Statistically significant correlations were found between the knowledge of and adherence to the infection control guidelines for indwelling urinary catheters (r=.72, p<.00), central venous catheters (r=.54, p<.001) and ventilators (r=.30, p<.001). The knowledge of and adherence to the infection control guidelines for indwelling urinary catheters differed significantly according to gender, educational status, total career, number of patients, type of hospital, and attendance of seminar. The knowledge of and adherence to the infection control guidelines for central venous catheters differed significantly according to educational status, total career, number of patients, type of hospital, and attendance of seminar. The knowledge level of the infection control guidelines for the ventilator differed significantly according to the total career. The results of this study indicate that education and training programs for improving the knowledge of adherence to the infection control guidelines should be developed.

Factors affecting patient safety behavior and performance of infection control among nursing students (간호대학생의 환자안전행위 및 감염관리 수행도에 영향을 미치는 요인)

  • Lee, Suzy;Shin, Gisoo;Cho, Mi-Kyoung
    • Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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    • v.19 no.8
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    • pp.343-352
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    • 2018
  • This study was conducted to identify the factors influencing patient safety behavior and performance of infection control in nursing students. This study was a descriptive survey based on data collected from August 28, 2017, to September 22, 2017 from 174 third and fourth year nursing students at E university located in S city of Gyeonggi. The collected data were analyzed using the PASW 23.0 program to conduct an independent t-test, one-way ANOVA, post-hoc Scheffe's test, Pearson's correlation, and multiple regression. The average scores of patient safety behavior and performance of infection control were $4.00{\pm}0.55$ and $4.31{\pm}0.50$, respectively. Patient safety behavior and performance of infection control showed a strong positive correlation. Patient safety behavior was positively influenced by confidence levels of patient safety and awareness of the infection control, and the explanatory power of the model (R2)[ED highlight - should this be R2? If so, change throughout the paper.] was 55.1%. Predictors of the performance of infection control were patient safety knowledge, confidence levels regarding patient safety, and awareness of infection control, and the R2 was 68.1%. Common factors influencing patient safety behavior and infection control performance were patient safety confidence and development of effective clinical practicum education programs to increase confidence in patient safety and infection control.