Assessment of neonatal intensive care unit nurses’ compliance with standard precautions of infection control and identification of enabling factors
Abstract Background Rigorous implementation of infection prevention and control practices by healthcare workers in different healthcare settings is of utmost importance. Neonates, particularly preterm babies in neonatal intensive care units, are a vulnerable population at high risk for developing no...
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| author | Dina K. Abou El Fadl Yasmin A. F. Aly Ebtissam Abdel Ghaffar Darweesh Nagwa A. Sabri Marwa Adel Ahmed |
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| description | Abstract Background Rigorous implementation of infection prevention and control practices by healthcare workers in different healthcare settings is of utmost importance. Neonates, particularly preterm babies in neonatal intensive care units, are a vulnerable population at high risk for developing nosocomial infections. Nurses have the greatest risk of spreading healthcare-associated infections among patients and healthcare workers. This study was conducted to assess the compliance of neonatal intensive care unit nurses with standard precautions of infection control and to identify the potential influencing factors. Results This was a cross-sectional study, whereby the compliance of a total of 58 neonatal intensive care unit nurses with standard precautions of infection control was assessed using the Arabic version of the Compliance with Standard Precautions Scale (CSPS-A). Student’s t test, ANOVA test, and post hoc test were used for analysis. A suboptimal compliance rate (66.7%) was detected, with the highest for disposal of sharp articles into sharps boxes (86.2%) and the lowest for disposal of sharps box not only when full (27.6%). Significant differences were observed when participants were grouped according to their clinical experience and qualifications, where participants with longer clinical experience displayed higher mean scores for the use of protective devices score (P = 0.024), disposal of sharps score (P = 0.003), and total CSPS score (P = 0.006). Conclusions Clinical experience and educational qualifications are key factors that impact nurses’ compliance with infection control practices. Nurses should receive up-to-date evidence-based educational and practical sessions that link theory to clinical practice and elucidate the importance of accurate implementation of proper infection prevention and control practices. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-57fbae80716748fa937c423b219a1ada2023-01-29T12:06:18ZengSpringerOpenFuture Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences2314-72532023-01-019111310.1186/s43094-022-00456-yAssessment of neonatal intensive care unit nurses’ compliance with standard precautions of infection control and identification of enabling factorsDina K. Abou El Fadl0Yasmin A. F. Aly1Ebtissam Abdel Ghaffar Darweesh2Nagwa A. Sabri3Marwa Adel Ahmed4Pharmacy Practice & Clinical Pharmacy Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Future University in EgyptPaediatrics Department, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams UniversityPharmacy Practice & Clinical Pharmacy Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Future University in EgyptClinical Pharmacy Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain Shams UniversityClinical Pharmacy Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain Shams UniversityAbstract Background Rigorous implementation of infection prevention and control practices by healthcare workers in different healthcare settings is of utmost importance. Neonates, particularly preterm babies in neonatal intensive care units, are a vulnerable population at high risk for developing nosocomial infections. Nurses have the greatest risk of spreading healthcare-associated infections among patients and healthcare workers. This study was conducted to assess the compliance of neonatal intensive care unit nurses with standard precautions of infection control and to identify the potential influencing factors. Results This was a cross-sectional study, whereby the compliance of a total of 58 neonatal intensive care unit nurses with standard precautions of infection control was assessed using the Arabic version of the Compliance with Standard Precautions Scale (CSPS-A). Student’s t test, ANOVA test, and post hoc test were used for analysis. A suboptimal compliance rate (66.7%) was detected, with the highest for disposal of sharp articles into sharps boxes (86.2%) and the lowest for disposal of sharps box not only when full (27.6%). Significant differences were observed when participants were grouped according to their clinical experience and qualifications, where participants with longer clinical experience displayed higher mean scores for the use of protective devices score (P = 0.024), disposal of sharps score (P = 0.003), and total CSPS score (P = 0.006). Conclusions Clinical experience and educational qualifications are key factors that impact nurses’ compliance with infection control practices. Nurses should receive up-to-date evidence-based educational and practical sessions that link theory to clinical practice and elucidate the importance of accurate implementation of proper infection prevention and control practices.https://doi.org/10.1186/s43094-022-00456-yNeonatal intensive care unitInfection controlStandard precautionsNurses |
| spellingShingle | Dina K. Abou El Fadl Yasmin A. F. Aly Ebtissam Abdel Ghaffar Darweesh Nagwa A. Sabri Marwa Adel Ahmed Assessment of neonatal intensive care unit nurses’ compliance with standard precautions of infection control and identification of enabling factors Future Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences Neonatal intensive care unit Infection control Standard precautions Nurses |
| title | Assessment of neonatal intensive care unit nurses’ compliance with standard precautions of infection control and identification of enabling factors |
| title_full | Assessment of neonatal intensive care unit nurses’ compliance with standard precautions of infection control and identification of enabling factors |
| title_fullStr | Assessment of neonatal intensive care unit nurses’ compliance with standard precautions of infection control and identification of enabling factors |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assessment of neonatal intensive care unit nurses’ compliance with standard precautions of infection control and identification of enabling factors |
| title_short | Assessment of neonatal intensive care unit nurses’ compliance with standard precautions of infection control and identification of enabling factors |
| title_sort | assessment of neonatal intensive care unit nurses compliance with standard precautions of infection control and identification of enabling factors |
| topic | Neonatal intensive care unit Infection control Standard precautions Nurses |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s43094-022-00456-y |
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