Researchers conducted a study to examine the factors that influence nurses' compliance with Standard Precautions, a set of guidelines that protect healthcare professionals from exposure to microorganisms, according to the abstract published in BMC Nursing.
Four focus groups were formed to collect information on the factors that influence nurses' compliance with Standard Precautions. One of the main reasons influencing nurses' compliance was barriers that impede nurses' ability to follow infection control standards, such as an emergency situation with a patient or lack of protective equipment such as masks and gloves. Other reasons influencing nurses' compliance are benefits, severity, susceptibility to microorganisms, cues to action and self-efficacy.
Read the report about nurses' compliance to infection control guidelines (pdf).
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Four focus groups were formed to collect information on the factors that influence nurses' compliance with Standard Precautions. One of the main reasons influencing nurses' compliance was barriers that impede nurses' ability to follow infection control standards, such as an emergency situation with a patient or lack of protective equipment such as masks and gloves. Other reasons influencing nurses' compliance are benefits, severity, susceptibility to microorganisms, cues to action and self-efficacy.
Read the report about nurses' compliance to infection control guidelines (pdf).
Read other coverage about infection control:
- 11 Infection-Control Measures for Internal Construction and Repair Projects
- Environmental Cleaning and Disinfection: What Infection Preventionists Need to Know
- 10 Things to Know about Proper Hand Hygiene
