Factors influencing adherence to standard precautions among nursing professionals in psychiatric hospitals

Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP

Thaís Helena Piai-morais¹  Fabiana De Souza Orlandi¹  Rosely Moralez De Figueiredo¹ 

关键词: Universal Precautions;    Psychiatric Nursing;    Exposure to Biological Agents;    Hospitals;    Psychiatric;    Infection Control;    Precauciones Universales;    Enfermería Psiquiátrica;    Exposición a Agentes Biológicos;    Hospitales Psiquiátricos;    Control de Infecciones;    Precauções Universais;    Enfermagem Psiquiátrica;    Exposição a Agentes Biológicos;    Hospitais Psiquiátricos;    Controle de Infecções;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0080-623420150000300016

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

OBJECTIVE Evaluate and correlate individual, work-related and organizational factors that influence adherence to standard precautions among nursing professionals of psychiatric hospitals in São Paulo. METHOD An exploratory cross-sectional study conducted with 35 nursing professionals, using the assessment tool for adherence to standard precautions through the Likert scale, ranging from 1 to 5. RESULTS Knowledge of the precautions received a high score (4.69); adherence received (3.86) and obstacles (3.78), while intermediaries and the scales of organizational factors received low scores (2.61). There was a strong correlation between the magnitude adherence scale and the personal protective equipment availability (r = 0.643; p = 0.000). The training scale for prevention of HIV exposure (p = 0.007) was statistically different between the nurses and nursing assistants. CONCLUSION The organizational factors negatively contributed to adherence to standard precautions, indicating that psychiatric institutions lack safe working conditions, ongoing training and management actions to control infections.

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