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- Title
KNOWLEDGE OF THE NURSING TEAM IN THE MAIN TYPES OF HOSPITAL INFECTIONS.
- Authors
Ramos Batista, José; Souza Leite, Kamila Nethielly; Ximenes Oliveira, Sílvia; Campos de Medeiros, Raquel; Araujo de Souza, Talita; Galdino de Lima, Maria Monica
- Abstract
Objective: to identify the knowledge of the nursing team regarding hospital infections. Method: this is a quantitative, exploratory-descriptive study, with 30 nursing technicians and 10 nurses. The instrument used for data collection was a questionnaire analyzed statistically. The results were expressed in tables. Results: 100% of nurses and 96.7% of nursing technicians know about hospital infection; 80% of nurses and 70% of nursing technicians use PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) correctly. Conclusion: most of the nursing team understand the risks related to hospital infections; nursing is very important for reducing the levels of infections in hospitals.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; CROSS infection prevention; PREVENTION of communicable diseases; HAND washing; HOSPITAL wards; HOSPITALS; PROTECTIVE clothing; RESEARCH methodology; NURSING; NURSING practice; PERSONNEL management; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH; WAGES; QUANTITATIVE research; SOCIOECONOMIC factors; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; HOSPITAL nursing staff
- Publication
Journal of Nursing UFPE / Revista de Enfermagem UFPE, 2017, Vol 11, Issue 12, p4946
- ISSN
1981-8963
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5205/1981-8963-v11i12a22317p4946-4952-2017