Journal of Korean Public Health Nursing (한국보건간호학회지)

Korean Society of public Health Nursing (한국보건간호학회)
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Knowledge, Awareness, and Compliance on Standard Precautions among Nursing College Students

간호대학생의 표준주의지침에 관한 지식, 인지도 및 이행도의 관계

  • Lee, Jeong In (Department of Nursing, Daejeon Institute of Science and Technology) ;
  • Bang, So Yeon (Department of Nursing, Daejeon Institute of Science and Technology) ;
  • Do, Young Suk (Department of Nursing, Daejeon Institute of Science and Technology)
  • Received : 2018.11.15
  • Accepted : 2018.12.10
  • Published : 2018.12.31
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Abstract

Purpose: This study was conducted in order to investigate the relations between knowledge, awareness, and performance of standard precautions among nursing college students. Methods: The participants were 167 students in D city. Data were collected from April 16, 2018 to May 4, 2018 using a questionnaire. Data analysis was performed using the SPSS/WIN program 22.0 using t-test, Pearson's correlation analysis, and Multiple linear regression analysis. Results: Mean knowledge, awareness, and performance of standard precaution scores 19.02, 4.77 and 4.75 awareness was found to positively affect the performance of standard precautiosns. Conclusion: To improve hospital infection control, a customized infection control program should be developed for nursing students by surveying level of knowledge of standard precautions, to select risk groups and to gradually improve knowledge, awareness and performance.

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Table 1. Characteristics of the Subjects

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Table 2. The Level of Knowledge, Awareness, and Compliance on Standards Precautions

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Table 3. Differences of Knowledge, Awareness, and Compliance on Standards Precautions According to General Characteristics

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Table 4. Correlations Among Knowledge, Awareness, and Compliance on Standard Precautions

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Table 5. The Influencing Factors of Compliance on Standard Precautions

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