The knowledge of nurses on the disinfection of reusable objects and surfaces in clinical practice

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Result on the web

<a href="https://kont.zsf.jcu.cz/pdfs/knt/2021/01/03.pdf" target="_blank" >https://kont.zsf.jcu.cz/pdfs/knt/2021/01/03.pdf</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.32725/kont.2021.008" target="_blank" >10.32725/kont.2021.008</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

The knowledge of nurses on the disinfection of reusable objects and surfaces in clinical practice

Original language description

Performing disinfection of reusable high-touch objects and surfaces is one of the important aspects in the prevention of healthcare-associated infections. It is also important for the quality and safe provision of medical services. Nurses should have the knowledge to perform mechanical cleaning and disinfection, and of disinfectants, including the range of effectiveness, preparation, and method of application of disinfectants. Design: Cross-sectional quantitative research using a questionnaire. Methods: Quantitative research using the questionnaire technique was used to determine the knowledge of nurses about the principles of mechanical cleaning and disinfection of repeatedly used non-critical objects and areas in clinical practice. The research group consisted of 184 nurses from a selected regional hospital in the Czech Republic. Respondents from standard internal medicine and surgical departments participated in the research. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics and a statistical test. Results: The research found that 68.5% of nurses knew the procedure for the decontamination of work surfaces without the presence of biological material, and 51.1% of nurses knew the procedure for the decontamination of work trays with the presence of biological material. 51.1% of nurses were aware of the interpretation of the range of the effectiveness of disinfectants, and 65.2% of nurses were aware of the dilution of disinfectant solution. Conclusions: Based on the results of the research, we can state that nurses have adequate knowledge in some areas, but even so, it is necessary to provide regular training in the principles of decontamination of selected objects and areas used in nursing practice. Infections associated with health care can be influenced by following established hygienic-epidemiological principles.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_SC - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the SCOPUS database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

30307 - Nursing

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2021

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Kontakt (vědecký časopis ZSF JU)

ISSN

1212-4117

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

23

Issue of the periodical within the volume

1

Country of publishing house

CZ - CZECH REPUBLIC

Number of pages

6

Pages from-to

8-13

UT code for WoS article

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EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85102781043