Journal of Korean Critical Care Nursing (중환자간호학회지)

Korean Society of Critical Care Nursing (한국중환자간호학회)
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Survey of ICU Nurses' Knowledge of the Specific Moments of Hand Hygiene

일 대학병원 중환자실 간호사의 손 위생 수행 시점에 대한 지식 조사

  • Jung, Eunha (Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit, Pusan National University Hospital) ;
  • Ha, Yikyung (College of Nursing, Pusan National University) ;
  • Park, Namjeong (Infection Control Department, Pusan National University) ;
  • Kim, Hyun Hee (Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit, Pusan National University Hospital)
  • 정은하 (부산대학교병원 신경외과중환자실) ;
  • 하이경 (부산대학교 간호대학) ;
  • 박남정 (부산대학교병원 감염관리실) ;
  • 김현희 (부산대학교병원 신경외과중환자실)
  • Received : 2017.05.31
  • Accepted : 2017.06.20
  • Published : 2017.06.30
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Abstract

Purpose: This study was conducted to identify ICU nurses' knowledge of the five moments of hand hygiene and the ambiguity of these moments when demonstrating hand hygiene. Methods: The subjects were 200 intensive care unit nurses at a university hospital. Data was collected using self-report questionnaires, translated according to the instructions of training films developed by WHO, and analyzed using descriptive statistics and ranking tests. Results: The highest number of correct answers was regarding the moment before contact with a patient and the lowest was regarding the moment after contact with a patient. The rate of providing wrong answers regarding required moments of hand hygiene was high. Conclusion: The study identified ICU nurses' knowledge of specific moments of hand hygiene; they had difficulty differentiating between the moments that happened simultaneously, i.e. after touching a patient, and that patient's surroundings, and there was ambiguity concerning patient areas and medical treatment areas. It was concluded that it is necessary to educate nurses regarding both required and unrequired moments of hand hygiene and to ensure that they can distinguish between these moments.

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