Eunja Oh1, Jeong Sil Choi2. 1. The UVIS Hospital, Incheon, South Korea. 2. Gachon University College of Nursing, Incheon, South Korea. Electronic address: jschoi408@empas.com.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Standard precautions (SPs) serve as the first line of defense against exposure to blood and body fluids. The objective of this study was to explore the adherence of nurses to SPs and to identify factors influencing adherence to SPs. METHODS: This study was an exploratory cross-sectional survey. A total of 339 nurses from 9 general hospitals and 3 tertiary hospitals located in 3 South Korean cities were selected. Hierarchical regression was used to examine the effects of sociodemographic, individual, and institutional factors. RESULTS: A higher, or positive, attitude was the strongest influencing factor in adherence to SPs in the final model, followed by administrative support, hospital types, and safety climate, in descending order. These 4 variables accounted for 26.0% of the variance in adherence to SPs. CONCLUSIONS: The attitudes of nurses toward SPs is important for increasing the adherence to SP best practices. The adherence of nurses to SPs will improve if safe environments are created in different hospital types and if managerial support and administrative efforts are supportive and sustained.
BACKGROUND: Standard precautions (SPs) serve as the first line of defense against exposure to blood and body fluids. The objective of this study was to explore the adherence of nurses to SPs and to identify factors influencing adherence to SPs. METHODS: This study was an exploratory cross-sectional survey. A total of 339 nurses from 9 general hospitals and 3 tertiary hospitals located in 3 South Korean cities were selected. Hierarchical regression was used to examine the effects of sociodemographic, individual, and institutional factors. RESULTS: A higher, or positive, attitude was the strongest influencing factor in adherence to SPs in the final model, followed by administrative support, hospital types, and safety climate, in descending order. These 4 variables accounted for 26.0% of the variance in adherence to SPs. CONCLUSIONS: The attitudes of nurses toward SPs is important for increasing the adherence to SP best practices. The adherence of nurses to SPs will improve if safe environments are created in different hospital types and if managerial support and administrative efforts are supportive and sustained.
Authors: Adil Abalkhail; Mahmudul Hassan Al Imam; Yousif Mohammed Elmosaad; Mahmoud F Jaber; Khaled Al Hosis; Fahad A Alhumaydhi; Thamer Alslamah; Ali Alamer; Ilias Mahmud Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2021-11-11 Impact factor: 3.390