Nursing staff compliance and adherence to standard precautions during the COVID‐19 pandemic: A cross‐sectional study

Abstract

This study investigated the compliance and adherence of nursing staff (nurses, nursing assistants, and midwives) to standard precautions (SPs). A cross‐sectional design while adhering to STROBE guidelines was used for this study. Nursing staff from a government tertiary hospital ( n = 515) were recruited and completed the Compliance with Standard Precautions Scale (CSPS) and Factors Influencing Adherence to Standard Precautions Scale (FIASPS). Analysis of variance, Pearson's correlation, and linear regression analysis were used to analyze the data. The overall average compliance with the SPs of the nursing staff was suboptimal, and the disposal of sharps domain had the lowest compliance. Nurses were more compliant with sharps disposal, and nursing assistants with waste disposal. Contextual cues were the most influential factor influencing participants' adherence to SPs. All CSPS domains were significantly correlated with the Contextual cues factor of the FIASPS. Finally, service years and educational attainment were significant predictors of SPs adherence. The findings underscore the organization's critical responsibility for actively enforcing policies using monitoring systems and contextual cues in the workplace to ensure staff compliance and adherence with SPs.

Nurses' safety climate, quality of care, and standard precautions adherence and compliance: A cross‐sectional study

“…Hence, compliance with SPs could be optimized if nurses also consider the factors influencing adherence to SPs. Previous studies support this finding (Berdida, 2023; Lim et al., 2021; van Gulik et al., 2021). Filipino nurses during the pandemic demonstrated a direct link between the factors influencing adherence to and compliance with SPs (Berdida, 2023).…”

“…Previous studies support this finding (Berdida, 2023; Lim et al., 2021; van Gulik et al., 2021). Filipino nurses during the pandemic demonstrated a direct link between the factors influencing adherence to and compliance with SPs (Berdida, 2023). Moreover, Singaporean nurses demonstrated positive leadership abilities in adhering to and complying with SPs (Lim et al., 2021).…”

“…Nurses are significant sources of recommendations for evidence‐based patient safety and quality care (Cleary‐Holdforth, 2019). Appraising nurses' safety climate provides better insights into patients' quality care issues (Burlakov et al., 2021; Gurková et al., 2020) and SP adherence and compliance (Berdida, 2023; Hessels & Larson, 2016). Thus, aiding healthcare organizations in identifying nurses' safety climate strengths and weaknesses.…”

“…Consequently, high‐quality nursing care directly impacts patient safety (Nakano et al., 2021). Previous research reported the differences in patients' and nurses' perceptions of safety culture quality, and the relationships between patient care and treatment perceptions, engagement, and satisfaction (Nakano et al., 2021; Stavropoulou et al., 2022; Yoo et al., 2021), and SP adherence and compliance (Berdida, 2023; Bernard et al., 2018; Hessels et al., 2016). However, to the best of our knowledge, investigations on mediating effects of nurses' quality of care between safety climate on SP adherence and compliance remain underreported, particularly among developing countries like the Philippines.…”

Population‐based survey of human monkeypox disease knowledge in the Philippines: An online cross‐sectional study

“…The understanding of health‐seeking behaviour (Berdida et al, 2022), including the propensity to adhere to preventive measures (e.g. health safety protocols, hand hygiene, vaccination; Berdida, 2022), can be affected by the assessment of the relationship between disease knowledge and specific demographic (Čavojová et al, 2022).…”