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Hand‐washing behaviour and nurses' knowledge after a training programme
Author(s) -
Erkan Tulay,
Fındık Ummu Yıldız,
Tokuc Burcu
Publication year - 2011
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.2011.01957.x
Subject(s) - hand washing , test (biology) , medicine , nursing , descriptive statistics , washing hands , medical education , training (meteorology) , hygiene , paleontology , statistics , physics , mathematics , pathology , meteorology , biology
Erkan T, Fındık UY, Tokuc B. International Journal of Nursing Practice 2011; 17 : 464–469 Hand‐washing behaviour and nurses' knowledge after a training programme The aim of this study was to evaluate the nurses' hand‐washing behaviour and knowledge before and after a training programme. This prospective study involved 200 nurses who participated in hand‐washing training at a university hospital in Turkey. The data were collected using a personal information form and pre‐ and post‐test surveys that had been developed by the researchers. During the study, the nurses received 40 min of training on hand washing and a handbook prepared by the researchers. The hand‐washing behaviour and knowledge of the nurses were assessed before training and 1 month after the training. To analyse the data, descriptive statistics, a t ‐test and a Mc Nemar chi‐squared test were used. Following the training, there was a significant increase in the frequency of hand washing by the nurses ( t = −2.202, P = 0.029), together with an increase in the time allowed for hand washing ( P = 0.024, P < 0.05), knowledge of hand‐washing practices ( t = −16.081, P < 0.05) and quality ( t = −10.874, P < 0.05). Planned training programmes for hand washing should be implemented to improve the behaviour and knowledge of nurses.