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KMID : 0869620170340040410
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Journal of Korean Society of Hospital Pharmacists
2017 Volume.34 No. 4 p.410 ~ p.421
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The Performance of Infection Control for Injection and Related Procedures among Nurses
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Roh Myung-Ju
Han Mi-Ah
Park Jong
Ryu So-Yeon
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Abstract
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Background : When nurses do not perform injections properly, it can cause fatal complications for patients depending upon the nature of the drug. The aim of this study was to investigate nurses’ performances related to infection control during injection protocols and related procedures.
Methods : The study subjects were 391 nurses working in one of 3 general hospitals in “D” and “G” metropolitan cities. The data were collected using a self-report questionnaire data which was composed of general characteristics, work-related characteristics, health-related characteristics, infection-related characteristics, and performance of infection control during injections. The collected data were analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) software. Statistical analyses included descriptive analysis, t-tests, and analyses of variance (ANOVAs). A multiple linear regression was used to investigate the factors associated with the performance of infection control during injections after controlling for several covariates.
Results : The overall performance score of infection control during injections was 4.56±0.38. The performance score of hand hygiene and infection control during administration were 4.45±0.47 and 4.62±0.38, respectively. The performance of infection control during injection was related to age, working unit, perceived importance of infection control for injection use, and experience of infection control education in a multiple linear regression analysis.
Conclusion : The performance of infection control for injection was significantly associated with the nurses’ experiences with infection control education. Therefore, in order to improve the performance of infection control during injections, it is necessary to develop a training program and continuously evaluate and monitor the training according to the changes in the infection control instruction.
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KEYWORD
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Awareness, Infection Control, Injections, Nurses, Work Performance
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