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Examining the effect of infection prevention and control awareness among nurses on patient and family education: A cross‐sectional study.
- Source :
- Nursing & Health Sciences; Mar2022, Vol. 24 Issue 1, p140-151, 12p
- Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- The significance of patient engagement in infection prevention and control remains to be stressed as a means of improving patient safety. This study aimed to determine nurses' awareness of infection prevention and control, assess patient and family education on infection prevention and control, and examine the effect of nurses' infection prevention and control awareness on patient and family education. A multi‐site, cross‐sectional study was conducted among 566 nurses in Hungary. Nurses responded to a questionnaire of three parts: demographics, infection prevention, and control awareness; healthcare‐associated infections, hand hygiene, and standard precautions; and patient and family education. High scores were reached in overall awareness and standard precautions. Nurses educated patients and family members the most on hand hygiene and respiratory hygiene. Nurses with higher awareness educated patients more than those with lower awareness, but the differences were only significant for respiratory hygiene and the reason for isolation. Nursing leaders are encouraged to enhance the culture that is based on nurse/patient partnership and to develop reminders to emphasize the importance of engaging patients and family members in infection prevention and control. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- INFECTION prevention
CROSS infection prevention
RESEARCH
KRUSKAL-Wallis Test
NURSING
NURSES' attitudes
CROSS-sectional method
FAMILIES
MANN Whitney U Test
NURSES
QUESTIONNAIRES
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
CHI-squared test
PATIENT education
HAND washing
DATA analysis software
LOGISTIC regression analysis
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 14410745
- Volume :
- 24
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Nursing & Health Sciences
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 156029744
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/nhs.12905