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KMID : 0367020120240030232
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Journal of Korean Academic of Adult Nursing
2012 Volume.24 No. 3 p.232 ~ p.243
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Level of Knowledge on Evidence-based Infection Control and Influencing Factors on Performance among Nurses in Intensive Care Unit
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Yoo Jae-Yong
Oh Eui-Geum
Hur Hea-Kung
Choi Mo-Na
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Abstract
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Purpose: This study was to identify the level of knowledge and performances on evidence-based infection control and influencing factors on performance among nurses in intensive care unit.
Methods: A descriptive crosssectional survey design was used. Two hundred thirty-nine nurses at intensive care units were conveniently recruited from seven hospitals located in Seoul and Kyounggi province. Data were collected with a questionnaire survey about evidence-based infection control. Data were analyzed using SPSS/WIN 17.0 program.
Results: Both level of knowledge (mean 9.15 out of 19) on preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia and central venous catheter induced bloodstream infection, and performance on evidence-based infection control (1.94 out of 4) were moderate. Performance of evidence-based practice for infection control was related to reading research articles regularly, professional satisfaction, and taken education course.
Conclusion: These results indicate that systematic and organizational strategies for enhancing evidence-based infection control are needed to improve quality of intensive nursing care.
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KEYWORD
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Evidence-based practice, Infection control, Knowledge, Performance, Intensive care unit
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