The Level of the Awareness and the Compliance on the Nosocomial Infection Control among Clinical Nurses in the Hospital

Kim, Mi Ye; Jeong, Chun Mi

Abstract

Background: This study was aimed to identify the level of awareness and compliance on the nosocomial infection control among clinical nurses.
Methods
Data was collected from Sept. 15 to Oct. 10, 2001 and obtained from the nurses working at six general hospitals in Daegu city and Kyungpook province. Five hundred sixteen nurses were answered to the 36 item questionnaire which was composed of the hand washing(5 items), the management of sterile article(7 items), the management of contaminated article(8 Items), the administration of medication(8 items) and the environment management(8 items).
Results
The mean score of the awareness about the infection control was 3.59/4. In sub-sections, the mean score of the administration of medication was 3.66, the hand washing was 3.65, the environmental management was 3.60, the sterile article management was 3.57, and the contaminated article management was 3.48. The mean score of the compliance about the infection control was 0.78/1. In sub-sections, the mean score of the administration of medication was 0.88, the sterile article management was 0.80, the hand washing was 0.76 and theenvironment management was 0.76. There was positive correlation between the level of the awareness and the compliance on the nosocomial infection control.
Conclusion
Therefore, it should be required that the development of the educational programs and the supportive policy of the hospital about infection control for the nurses.