The practice of disinfection of finger oximeters performed by nursing professionals
Objective: to analyze the practice of disinfection of finger oximeters by nursing professionals. Methods: a quantitative, descriptive, and cross-sectional study with nine professionals in a hospital clinical unit. Eighteen swab samples were collected, internally and externally from each equipment, i...
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| description | Objective: to analyze the practice of disinfection of finger oximeters by nursing professionals. Methods: a quantitative, descriptive, and cross-sectional study with nine professionals in a hospital clinical unit. Eighteen swab samples were collected, internally and externally from each equipment, isolating 51 bacterial colonies for antimicrobial susceptibility testing. Results: the professionals were not trained to disinfect the equipment. Eight carried the oximeters in their lab coats, and one carried them on a tray. They rarely disinfected the inside of the device fearing the 70% ethyl alcohol would damage the sensor. In 17 samples, different bacterial genera grew. 17.7% were multidrug-resistant to antimicrobials. Conclusion: it was observed that Nursing professionals don’t disinfect finger oximeters correctly. The use of 70% isopropyl alcohol is recommended to disinfect the sensors, since it doesn’t damage the equipment, and 70% ethyl alcohol to sanitize the patients’ fingers before and after the tests. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b3e276e0c5bf4def89beaf0529cccca42022-12-21T20:08:12ZengUniversidade Federal do CearáRev Rene2175-67832021-04-0122e6122210.15253/2175-6783.20212261222The practice of disinfection of finger oximeters performed by nursing professionalsArnildo Korb0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7333-0754Anelise de Matos Silveira1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2346-2828Universidade do Estado de Santa CatarinaCentro Clínico GaúchoObjective: to analyze the practice of disinfection of finger oximeters by nursing professionals. Methods: a quantitative, descriptive, and cross-sectional study with nine professionals in a hospital clinical unit. Eighteen swab samples were collected, internally and externally from each equipment, isolating 51 bacterial colonies for antimicrobial susceptibility testing. Results: the professionals were not trained to disinfect the equipment. Eight carried the oximeters in their lab coats, and one carried them on a tray. They rarely disinfected the inside of the device fearing the 70% ethyl alcohol would damage the sensor. In 17 samples, different bacterial genera grew. 17.7% were multidrug-resistant to antimicrobials. Conclusion: it was observed that Nursing professionals don’t disinfect finger oximeters correctly. The use of 70% isopropyl alcohol is recommended to disinfect the sensors, since it doesn’t damage the equipment, and 70% ethyl alcohol to sanitize the patients’ fingers before and after the tests.http://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/61222/196697nursing; disinfection; drug resistancebacterial; equipment contamination; nurse practitioners. |
| spellingShingle | Arnildo Korb Anelise de Matos Silveira The practice of disinfection of finger oximeters performed by nursing professionals Rev Rene nursing; disinfection; drug resistance bacterial; equipment contamination; nurse practitioners. |
| title | The practice of disinfection of finger oximeters performed by nursing professionals |
| title_full | The practice of disinfection of finger oximeters performed by nursing professionals |
| title_fullStr | The practice of disinfection of finger oximeters performed by nursing professionals |
| title_full_unstemmed | The practice of disinfection of finger oximeters performed by nursing professionals |
| title_short | The practice of disinfection of finger oximeters performed by nursing professionals |
| title_sort | practice of disinfection of finger oximeters performed by nursing professionals |
| topic | nursing; disinfection; drug resistance bacterial; equipment contamination; nurse practitioners. |
| url | http://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/61222/196697 |
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