Journal of Korean Academy of Fundamentals of Nursing (기본간호학회지)

Korean Academy of Fundamentals of Nursing (기본간호학회)
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Nurses' Influenza A (H1N1) Infection Control Performance and Stress at Hub Hospitals in Honam Region

호남지역 거점병원 간호사의 신종인플루엔자 감염관리 수행도와 스트레스

  • Park, Jin-Hee (Department of Infection Control, Chonbuk National University Hospital) ;
  • Kang, Jeong-Hee (College of Nursing, Chonbuk National University) ;
  • Kim, Hyun-Ju (College of Nursing, The Catholic University of Pusan)
  • 박진희 (전북대학교병원 감염관리실) ;
  • 강정희 (전북대학교 간호대학) ;
  • 김현주 (부산가톨릭대학교 간호대학)
  • Received : 2010.10.27
  • Accepted : 2010.11.20
  • Published : 2010.11.30
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Abstract

Purpose: In this study influenza A (H1N1) infection control performance and stress in nurses were surveyed, to identify factors influencing stress for the nurses, and to provide basic materials for promoting infectious disease control by nurses. Method: The participants were 447 nurses who had worked at isolation clinics and/or isolation rooms in hub hospitals in the Honam region during the period of the outbreak of 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus. Data were collected in February 2010 using self-report questionnaires. Results: The performance of participants from clinics was high for 'helping patients wearing masks', but low for 'maintaining distance over 1 meter among waiting patients'. The performance of participants from hospital rooms was high for 'putting a surgical mask on a patient going out of the room', but low for 'keeping patients' family out of the room'. The participants' stress was higher in those younger and less experienced nurses, those working at a hospital with 500-999 beds, those working at both isolation clinics and rooms, and those working at a clinic longer. Conclusion: In order to lower nurses' stress from working at isolation clinics/rooms for infectious diseases, we may need to deploy experienced nurses and limit their working days to five or less.

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