Nurses' understanding of standard precautions at a public hospital in Goiania - GO, Brazil

Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem

Dulcelene De Sousa Melo²  Adenícia Custódia Silva E Souza¹  Anaclara Ferreira Veiga Tipple¹  Zilah Cândida Pereira Das Neves¹  Milca Severino Pereira¹ 

[1],Goiás Federal University Hospital das Clínicas

关键词: nursing;    knowledge;    universal precautions;    cross infection;    enfermería;    conocimiento;    precauciones universales;    infección hospitalaria;    enfermagem;    conhecimento;    precauções universais;    infecção hospitalar;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0104-11692006000500013

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Standard Precautions (SP) are effective strategies to prevent and control nosocomial infections. This study aimed to verify nurses' understanding about standard precaution measures. Data were collected through interviews, followed by content analysis in accordance with Bardin. Eighty-two nurses took part in this study, 75.6% of whom understand SP as protective measures: for professionals (11.0%); for both professionals and patients (52.4%); for patient care independently of the diagnosis (7.3%); for patients with diagnosed infection (9.8%). Other nurses indicated SP as human care (4.9%) and only as Individual Protection Equipment (IPE) (11.0%). Most participants' understanding points to favorable cognitive adaptation to the daily implementation of SP. However, reductionist and even mistaken perceptions about their range persist, which makes the social function of these measures vulnerable.

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