TY - JOUR
T1 - Hand hygiene management among nurses
T2 - collective health challenges
AU - Graveto, João Manuel
AU - Santos, Cristina
AU - Costa, Paulo Santos
AU - Fernandes, Elisabete
AU - Alarico, Susana
AU - Osório, Nádia
AU - Albano, Helena
AU - Oliveira, Vânia
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - OBJECTIVE: To describe the determining factors in hand hygiene management among nurses and identify associated collective health challenges. METHOD: Cross-sectional descriptive study. Data were collected using a questionnaire that was applied in four internal medicine units of a hospital of reference in Portugal.RESULTS: The sample was composed of 50 nurses aged 26 to 55 years (mean age of 34.88 years); 80% were women, 58% had a Bachelor's degree, and had 5-30 years of nursing practice (X̄ =11.94;±5.92). The vast majority of nurses (90%) reported complying with the existing recommendations on hand hygiene in pre-established moments. However, none of the nurses were able to identify all the moments for hand hygiene using water and soap or alcohol-based handrub. CONCLUSION: This study shows that continuous training, adequate materials/structures in the units, and redesigned administration/supervision practices are determining factors to achieve higher levels of adherence to hand hygiene among nurses, as well as increased quality and safety in care delivery, which is a current collective health challenge.
AB - OBJECTIVE: To describe the determining factors in hand hygiene management among nurses and identify associated collective health challenges. METHOD: Cross-sectional descriptive study. Data were collected using a questionnaire that was applied in four internal medicine units of a hospital of reference in Portugal.RESULTS: The sample was composed of 50 nurses aged 26 to 55 years (mean age of 34.88 years); 80% were women, 58% had a Bachelor's degree, and had 5-30 years of nursing practice (X̄ =11.94;±5.92). The vast majority of nurses (90%) reported complying with the existing recommendations on hand hygiene in pre-established moments. However, none of the nurses were able to identify all the moments for hand hygiene using water and soap or alcohol-based handrub. CONCLUSION: This study shows that continuous training, adequate materials/structures in the units, and redesigned administration/supervision practices are determining factors to achieve higher levels of adherence to hand hygiene among nurses, as well as increased quality and safety in care delivery, which is a current collective health challenge.
KW - Health services administration
KW - Hand hygiene
KW - Nurses
KW - Infection control
KW - Public health nursing
KW - Gestão de serviços de saúde
KW - Higiene das mãos
KW - Enfermeiras e enfermeiros
KW - Controle de infecções
KW - Saúde coletiva
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U2 - 10.1590/0034-7167-2017-0538
DO - 10.1590/0034-7167-2017-0538
M3 - Article
C2 - 29562012
AN - SCOPUS:85054031940
SN - 0034-7167
VL - 71
SP - 562
EP - 567
JO - Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem
JF - Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem
ER -