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Implications of a US study on infection prevention and control in community settings in the UK.
- Source :
- British Journal of Community Nursing; Dec2020, Vol. 25 Issue 12, p578-583, 4p
- Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- Healthcare-associated infections are a significant reason for readmission to hospital post-discharge to the community. In this paper, the authors describe some of the key findings from a programme of work conducted in a home care agency (community care organisation) in the US. A survey was conducted to explore home care nurses' knowledge, attitudes and beliefs around infection control (n=415); 400 nurse-patient visits were observed, and 50 nurses were interviewed about their infection control practices. Nurses reported high compliance with infection control practices. However, the overall average adherence rate to observed hand hygiene practices was 45.6%. Interview data provided valuable insights into specific challenges faced by nurses in a home care setting. This study provides insights that can be used to enhance infection control practice in community care in the UK. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- CROSS infection prevention
HOME care services
CLINICAL competence
PREVENTION of communicable diseases
COMMUNITY health nursing
LEGAL compliance
CONFIDENCE intervals
HAND washing
HEALTH attitudes
HOME nursing
NURSES
NURSES' attitudes
NURSING
PROFESSIONS
QUESTIONNAIRES
REGRESSION analysis
T-test (Statistics)
HUMAN services programs
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 14624753
- Volume :
- 25
- Issue :
- 12
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- British Journal of Community Nursing
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 147386236
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.12968/bjcn.2020.25.12.578