Hand hygiene technique quality evaluation in nursing and medicine students of two academic courses

Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem

Manuela Škodová¹  Alfredo Gimeno-benítez¹  Elena Martínez-redondo¹  Juan Francisco Morán-cortés¹  Ramona Jiménez-romano¹  Alfredo Gimeno-ortiz¹ 

关键词: Students;    Medicine;    Nursing;    Hand Disinfection;    Evaluation;    Estudantes;    Medicina;    Enfermagem;    Desinfecção das Mãos;    Avaliação;    Estudiantes;    Medicina;    Enfermería;    Desinfección de las Manos;    Evaluación;   

DOI  :  10.1590/0104-1169.0459.2607

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

AbstractObjective: because they are health professionals, nursing and medical students' hands during internships can function as a transmission vehicle for hospital-acquired infections.Method: a descriptive study with nursing and medical degree students on the quality of the hand hygiene technique, which was assessed via a visual test using a hydroalcoholic solution marked with fluorescence and an ultraviolet lamp.Results: 546 students were assessed, 73.8% from medicine and 26.2% from nursing. The area of the hand with a proper antiseptic distribution was the palm (92.9%); areas not properly scrubbed were the thumbs (55.1%). 24.7% was very good in both hands, 29.8% was good, 25.1% was fair, and 20.3% was poor. The worst assessed were the male, nursing and first year students. There were no significant differences in the age groups.Conclusions: hand hygiene technique is not applied efficiently. Education plays a key role in setting a good practice base in hand hygiene, theoretical knowledge, and in skill development, as well as good practice reinforcement.

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