Hand hygiene practices: nursing students’ perceptions

Barrett, Rachael; Randle, Jacqueline

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2702.2007.02215.x

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“…11 An overuse of gloves and underuse of gel was demonstrated among final year nursing students and infection prevention and control nurses by Lee et al (2013). 12 In another study by Barrett et al 13 among nursing students', hand hygiene compliance was perceived to be effected by specific barriers which included: time and busyness; clinical procedure; skin condition; lack of knowledge and glove use. In another study by Kumar et al (2013) 14 , health care workers perceived that high work load, shortage of time & not enough sinks are some important barriers for practicing hand washing.…”

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Hand hygiene practices among nursing students: importance of improving current training programs

Mahmood¹,

Verma²,

Khan

2015

Int J Community Med Public Health

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Hand hygiene practices among nursing students: importance of improving current training programs

Mahmood¹,

Verma²,

Khan

2015

Int J Community Med Public Health

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“…18 Lack of time and negligence has also been cited as a barrier to hands hygiene in nursing students. 19 …”

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Knowledge, attitude and barriers to hands hygiene practice: a study of Kampala International University undergraduate medical students

Muiru

2018

Int J Community Med Public Health

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Background: Hand hygiene is the simplest method that is effective in terms of cost with its importance in preventing transmission of microorganisms and infections. Though this being the case, it has been found to be clumsy and faulty in most healthcare settings. What has been done on assessing the medical students" knowledge, attitude and practice and comparisons of these factors between the medical disciplines is not exhaustive. Methods: A descriptive cross sectional study was conducted among the undergraduate medical students to assess the knowledge in medical students, their attitude and barriers to hand hygiene practice where simple random sampling technique was applied to obtain a sample size. A questionnaire on alcohol-based hand rubs and WHO recommendations on hand hygiene was used for data collection. Results: A total of 392 respondents were interviewed. The respondents comprised of 232 males and 160 females. The overall mean score for individual knowledge was 49.4%. The study revealed that more than half of the respondents 203 had poor knowledge on hand hygiene while 43.1% had average and 5.1% were consider to have good knowledge. Most of the respondents had good attitude on hand hygiene on most of the aspects that were assessed. Several barriers to effective hand hygiene practice were highlighted by the respondent. Conclusions: The study concluded that more sensitization was needed to increase awareness and knowledge of the practice in medical students which could be achieved by adding a course on hand hygiene practice to the undergraduate medical students" curriculum amongst others.

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“…Perception is an important area for further research because the literature strongly suggests perceptions influence many health related behaviors (Barrett & Randle, 2008;Keats, Culos-Reed, Courneya & McBride, 2007). There is limited research focusing on perceptions of exercise among school aged children with asthma.…”

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Perceptions of Exercise Among School-Aged Children With Asthma

Shaw

2011

Journal of Asthma & Allergy Educators

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This grounded theory-driven study explored the predominant categories and concepts involved with perceptions of exercise among school-aged children with asthma. Data came from 13 in-depth interviews with 10 children. Five boys and 5 girls, ages 8 to 12 years, with varying asthma disease severity, participated. In addition, 9 parents completed a health history questionnaire. The process of creating perceptions of exercise was the grounded theory that emerged from the data. The ongoing creation of perceptions of exercise was influenced by 4 predominant categories: perceived benefits, striving for normalcy, exercise influences, and asthma's influence. Because process is an ongoing occurrence, the 4 predominant categories may influence the creation of exercise perceptions simultaneously, or at different times and in various ways dependent upon the characteristics of the child and his or her unique situations and experiences. Perceived benefits, striving for normalcy, exercise influences, and asthma's influence were identified categories involved with the interactions, actions, and consequences interwoven throughout the creation of perceptions of exercise process. These categories help explain how exercise perceptions are developed from the participants' perspective. The process of creating perceptions of exercise is a continuous, circular happening with the consequences leading to the development of exercise perceptions. The context may change but the overall process retains applicability to creating perceptions of exercise. The subjective insight gained through the development of this theory gives light to numerous areas for future nursing research and implications for practice to improve the overall quality of life among school-aged children with asthma.

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Hand hygiene practices: nursing students’ perceptions

Abstract: For nursing students, the influence of other HCWs as role models should not be underestimated.

Cited by 112 publications

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Hand hygiene practices among nursing students: importance of improving current training programs

Hand hygiene practices among nursing students: importance of improving current training programs

Knowledge, attitude and barriers to hands hygiene practice: a study of Kampala International University undergraduate medical students

Perceptions of Exercise Among School-Aged Children With Asthma

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