Knowledge and Performance of Infection Control Guidelines.
- Author:
Kyung Mi KIM
;
Kyeong Sook CHA
;
Ji Young LEE
;
So Yeon YOO
;
Ok Ja CHOI
;
Sung Hun WIE
;
Wan Shik SHIN
;
Moon Won KANG
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Knowledge;
Performance;
Infection control
- MeSH:
Catheters;
Cross Infection;
Education;
Gyeonggi-do;
Humans;
Infection Control*;
Seoul;
Urinary Tract;
Surveys and Questionnaires
- From:Korean Journal of Nosocomial Infection Control
2004;9(2):139-150
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: This study was purposed to identify the knowledge and performance level of the infection control guidelines and to improve their performance level of infection control for those nurses who care patients directly. METHODS: This study was based on the survey questionnaires about infection control guidelines with the total 626 nurses in Seoul and Kyunggi areas for the period between May 26, 2003 and July 14, 2003. RESULTS: The average knowledge level of infection control was 0.84 +/-0.07 (score range 0-1) and the average performance level of the infection control was 4.44+/-10.27 (score range 0-5). The correlation between knowledge and performance of the infection control showed positive correlation (r=.39; P<.001). The knowledge and performance level of the 'Prevention of the central catheter infection' were higher than other infection control guidelines. The performance levels of the 'Prevention of the surgical site infection' were lower than other infection control guidelines. The correlation between knowledge and performance of the 'Prevention of the nosocomial pneumonia' (r=.389; P<.001). 'Prevention of the urinary tract infection' (r=.325; P<.001), 'Prevention of the central catheter infection (r=.290; P<.001) and 'Intravascular infection control' (r=.446; P<.001) showed positive correlation. CONCLUSION: The study demonstrated that the nurses' knowledge and performance of infection control guidelines showed positive correlation. So the education on the infection control is required indispensably and it would contribute to reduce the hospital infection rate by performing the right treatment on the infection control with the basis of accurate knowledge.
