摘要
Background:Studies have shown that for every 100 hospitalized patients at any given time,10 in developing,and 7 in the developed countries would eventually develop at least one episode of healthcare associated infections.This highlights the imperativeness of adherence to Universal Precautions(Ups)for prevention of infections.Proper compliance with standard would lead to a decrease in rate of HAI.Aim:The aim of the study is to determine the perception of nurses toward compliance with universal precautions in Aseer region hospitals,Saudi Arabia and factors that may hinder the nurses from complying with those standards.Methods:A cross sectional study was performed.Data collected using validated questionnaire of universal precautions from convenience sample of 302 respondents’nurses across four public hospitals in Aseer region.Analysis was performed through descriptive statistics and chi square tests of association.Results:The overall compliance toward universal precautions among nurses was high at 88%.The results reveal that all constructs that define the actions of the nurses to have a statistically significant association at 99%with the extent to which nurses utilized the universal precautions.Discussion:The results indicate that nursing staff adhere to the universal precautions for prevention of infection.However,the hospitals should solve the main barriers including lack of personal protective clothing,challenges during emergencies,and lack of training on how to use.
背景:研究表明,在任何时间段中每100名住院患者中,将有10名在发展中国家,7名在发达国家发生至少一次医疗保健相关感染。这突出了遵守联合预防措施预防感染的必要性。遵守标准将使医疗保健相关感染率降低。目的:本研究的目的是确定沙特阿拉伯阿塞尔地区医院的护士对遵守普遍预防措施标准的看法,以及可能阻碍护士遵守这些标准的因素。方法:本研究通过横断面研究以阿塞尔地区四所公立医院302名护士为研究对象,使用经验证有效的问卷收集数据。采用描述性统计和关联卡方检验对数据进行分析。结果:护士对普遍预防措施的总体依从性为88%。结果表明,所有构造定义了护士的行为,在99%与护士利用通用预防措施的程度上具有统计学上显着的关联。结论:结果表明,护理人员对感染的预防采取了普遍的预防措施。然而,缺乏个人防护服,在紧急情况下的挑战,以及缺乏如何使用的培训是医院应该解决的主要问题。
