Κατεύθυνση Κλινική Νοσηλευτική: Παιδιατρική Νοσηλευτική
Library of the School of Health Sciences

2018-11-06

2018

Logotheti Christina

Μάτζιου Βασιλική, Καθηγήτρια, Νοσηλευτική, ΕΚΠΑ
Γιαννακοπούλου Μαργαρίτα, Καθηγήτρια, Νοσηλευτική, ΕΚΠΑ
Κατσαραγάκης Στυλιανός, Επίκουρος Καθηγητής, Νοσηλευτική, ΕΚΠΑ

Γνώσεις, στάσεις, αντιλήψεις και συμμόρφωση των φοιτητών Νοσηλευτικής με την υγιεινή χεριών

Greek

Hand hygiene knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and practices of greek nursing students

INTRODUCTION: In contemporary days nosocomial infections are a significant risk factor for the patients. Nursing students should be aware of the importance of hand hygiene in the reduction of nosocomial infections.
AIM: The investigation of hand hygiene knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and practices of 4th year Greek nursing students.
METHODOLOGY: This is a survey which is conducted from November 2017 to January 2018. In the survey, 202 4th year nursing students of National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Technological Educational Institute of Athens (TEI of Athens) and University of Peloponnese participated and filled in a questionnaire. For the transaction of the survey we utilized a translated version of the Hand Hygiene Questionnaire.
RESULTS: 202 nursing students with median age 21.0 years (21.0-22.0) and median clinical practice 10.0 months (9.0-10.0) took part in the survey. The portion of wrong
answers in regards to hand hygiene and use of disinfection solutions ranged from 1.1% to 96.7%. No statistically significant differences were found between nursing students of different educational levels in regards to hand hygiene and use of solutions for hand
disinfection. There were statistically significant differences among nursing students of
different level of education in relation to the course or practice included hand hygiene:
written exams (x2=9.96, p=0.04), oral exams (x2=48.95, p=0.000), hospital simulator
(x2=23.23, p=0.000), hospital (x2=12.29, p=0.013). Percentage of compliance with hand
hygiene was found to be affected significantly by students' educational level (z=-4.52,
p=0.000), although there was no statistical significance in the evaluation of the importance of hand hygiene according to students' opinion (z=-1.89, p=0.057).
CONCLUSIONS: Although, nursing students understand the importance of hand hygiene
for the prevention of nosocomial infections, however they don’t apply the hand hygiene
guidelines in the clinical practice. Nursing education should enforce clinical practice and
training focused on hand hygiene to increase nursing students' knowledge and skills.

Health Sciences

Hand hygiene, Knowledge, Nursing students

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