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Observation results of handwashing by health‐care workers in a neonatal intensive care unit
Author(s) -
Caglar Seda,
Yıldız Suzan,
Savaser Sevim
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
international journal of nursing practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.62
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1440-172X
pISSN - 1322-7114
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-172x.2010.01821.x
Subject(s) - medicine , neonatal intensive care unit , hygiene , health care , intensive care unit , significant difference , family medicine , intensive care , nursing , pediatrics , intensive care medicine , pathology , economics , economic growth
Caglar S, Yıldız S, Savaser S. International Journal of Nursing Practice 2010; 16 : 132–137
Observation results of handwashing by health‐care workers in a neonatal intensive care unit This research was conducted as a descriptive study to determine the status of handwashing, which is important and an effective method of preventing and controlling hospital infections, by health‐care workers in a neonatal intensive care unit and to make recommendations based on the results. The research sample included 28 health‐care workers (physicians and nurses) who agreed to participate voluntarily in the study. A total of 344 observations were made of situations requiring handwashing. The health‐care workers' handwashing compliance rate was 58.14% and no statistically significant difference between physicians and nurses was found in whether or not handwashing was done. However the percentage of handwashing compliance was higher for the nurses (62.50%) than for the physicians (52.63%). In the analysis of handwashing technique and duration, the physicians (23.75%) had a higher percentage of correct technique and duration than the nurses (13.33%), but the difference was not statistically significant.