Nurses Practice of Hand Hygiene in Hiwot Fana Specialized University Hospital, Harari Regional State, Eastern Ethiopia: Observational Study

المؤلفون المشاركون

Kinfe, Aseb Arba
Paulos chanko, Kebreab
Adulo, Nefsu Awoke
Geda, Biftu
Tekalign, Tiwabwork

المصدر

Nursing Research and Practice

العدد

المجلد 2018، العدد 2018 (31 ديسمبر/كانون الأول 2018)، ص ص. 1-6، 6ص.

الناشر

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

تاريخ النشر

2018-04-16

دولة النشر

مصر

عدد الصفحات

6

التخصصات الرئيسية

التمريض

الملخص EN

Background.

Nurses, who are the majority, can contaminate their hands with different types of microorganism during “clean” activities (e.g., lifting a patient; taking a patient’s pulse, blood pressure, or oral temperature; or touching a patient’s hand, shoulder, or groin).

Yet good hand hygiene, the simple task of cleaning hands at the right time and in the right way, can reduce HCAIs that are transmitted by healthcare workers’ hands.

Method.

Observational study conducted among nurses by observational tool which was adopted from WHO observational tool.

And finally compliance was calculated as a percentage (i.e., compliance% = (observed hand hygiene action (HHA) ÷ hand hygiene opportunity (O)) × 100).

The data were first coded, entered, and cleaned using EpiData statistical software version 3.1 and then exported into SPSS statistical software version 22 for analysis.

Data were presented using descriptive statistics.

Result.

A total of 110 study participants were observed who gave a response rate of 94.8%.

Total of 3902 opportunities and 732 hand hygiene actions were observed with overall compliance of 18.7%.

The highest 22.9% hand hygiene practice was observed “before clean∖aseptic procedure.” Highest 19.6% compliance was recorded at night shift and 22.7% in ICU ward of the hospital.

Alcohol based hand rub was a major means of method used to clean hands.

Conclusion and Recommendation.

Observed practice of hand hygiene was poor.

Lack of training, conveniently located sink, hand washing agents, and lack of time were major reasons for not practicing hand hygiene.

Successful promotion of hand hygiene through instituting system change (e.g., making hand hygiene products available at the point of care) should be considered.

نمط استشهاد جمعية علماء النفس الأمريكية (APA)

Adulo, Nefsu Awoke& Geda, Biftu& Kinfe, Aseb Arba& Tekalign, Tiwabwork& Paulos chanko, Kebreab. 2018. Nurses Practice of Hand Hygiene in Hiwot Fana Specialized University Hospital, Harari Regional State, Eastern Ethiopia: Observational Study. Nursing Research and Practice،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1210632

نمط استشهاد الجمعية الأمريكية للغات الحديثة (MLA)

Adulo, Nefsu Awoke…[et al.]. Nurses Practice of Hand Hygiene in Hiwot Fana Specialized University Hospital, Harari Regional State, Eastern Ethiopia: Observational Study. Nursing Research and Practice No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1210632

نمط استشهاد الجمعية الطبية الأمريكية (AMA)

Adulo, Nefsu Awoke& Geda, Biftu& Kinfe, Aseb Arba& Tekalign, Tiwabwork& Paulos chanko, Kebreab. Nurses Practice of Hand Hygiene in Hiwot Fana Specialized University Hospital, Harari Regional State, Eastern Ethiopia: Observational Study. Nursing Research and Practice. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1210632

نوع البيانات

مقالات

لغة النص

الإنجليزية

الملاحظات

Includes bibliographical references

رقم السجل

BIM-1210632