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Effects of hand hygiene education and individual feedback on hand hygiene behaviour, MRSA acquisition rate and MRSA colonization pressure among intensive care unit nurses.
- Source :
- International Journal of Nursing Practice (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.); Dec2015, Vol. 21 Issue 6, p709-715, 7p, 1 Diagram, 2 Charts, 2 Graphs
- Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- This study was conducted to increase the frequency and level of thoroughness of hand hygiene practice by nurses, and to assess the influence of the methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) acquired incidence rate and the MRSA colonization pressure in a medical intensive care unit (MICU). A total of 24 MICU nurses received hand hygiene education and individual feedback of hand hygiene frequency and method after a session of education, and two posteducation evaluations were followed. The frequency of hand hygiene (P = 0.001) and the methodology score of hand hygiene increased significantly (P = 0.001). The MRSA acquisition rate decreased significantly, from 11.1% before the education to 0% after (P = 0.014). The MRSA colonization pressure decreased significantly from 39.5% to 8.6% after the education sessions (P = 0.001). This indicates that providing individual feedback after hand hygiene education was very effective in increasing nurses' hand hygiene frequency and improving hand hygiene method; furthermore, it was expected to decrease health care-associated infections. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- HAND hygiene education
ACADEMIC medical centers
CHI-squared test
FISHER exact test
HAND washing
HOST-bacteria relationships
INTENSIVE care nursing
INTENSIVE care units
RESEARCH methodology
METHICILLIN resistance
SCIENTIFIC observation
STAPHYLOCOCCAL diseases
STAPHYLOCOCCUS aureus
PRE-tests & post-tests
WORK experience (Employment)
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
ONE-way analysis of variance
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 13227114
- Volume :
- 21
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- International Journal of Nursing Practice (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 111549408
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/ijn.12288