Knowledge of nursing undergraduate students about the use of contact precautions measures

Objective. To assess knowledge of nursing undergraduate students about the use of contact precautions. Methodology. There were 106 nursing undergraduate students from three universities within the state of Sao Paulo. The data collection was done between April and May 2012. A questionnaire was elabor...

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Main Authors: Julielen Salvador dos Santos, Ione Corrêa, Manoel Henrique Salgado
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad de Antioquia 2013-12-01
Series:Investigación y Educación en Enfermería
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spelling doaj-189ae8d52b6b4e6892a3c18c1e16cde92020-11-24T22:15:22ZengUniversidad de AntioquiaInvestigación y Educación en Enfermería0120-53072013-12-01313464472S0120-53072013000300015Knowledge of nursing undergraduate students about the use of contact precautions measuresJulielen Salvador dos Santos0Ione Corrêa1Manoel Henrique Salgado2Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho -UNESP-Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho -UNESP-Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho -UNESP-Objective. To assess knowledge of nursing undergraduate students about the use of contact precautions. Methodology. There were 106 nursing undergraduate students from three universities within the state of Sao Paulo. The data collection was done between April and May 2012. A questionnaire was elaborated with questions assessing knowledge regarding contact precautions. The data were submitted to statistical procedures in the package MINITAB version 16. The knowledge were rated as adequate, partially adequate and inadequate. Results. There was a predominance of females (86%) and age group between 20 and 29 years (70%). Regarding the definition of contact precaution of diseases in which these measures are used, undergraduate's knowledge was partially adequate (92% and 44%, respectively). The knowledge was considered adequate for the preventive measures used during assistance (86%). As difficulties mentioned in the use of these measures were discomfort, lack of material, personnel and time. Conclusion. Although undergraduate students know what measures to be used in contact precaution, they do not have adequate knowledge about which diseases they should use them. The three participating universities should reflect on the quality of training for nursing students regarding biosecurity and contact precautions.http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0120-53072013000300015&lng=en&tlng=eninfección hospitalariaaislamiento de pacientesestudiantes de enfermería
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Ione Corrêa
Manoel Henrique Salgado
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Ione Corrêa
Manoel Henrique Salgado
Knowledge of nursing undergraduate students about the use of contact precautions measures
Investigación y Educación en Enfermería
infección hospitalaria
aislamiento de pacientes
estudiantes de enfermería
author_facet Julielen Salvador dos Santos
Ione Corrêa
Manoel Henrique Salgado
author_sort Julielen Salvador dos Santos
title Knowledge of nursing undergraduate students about the use of contact precautions measures
title_short Knowledge of nursing undergraduate students about the use of contact precautions measures
title_full Knowledge of nursing undergraduate students about the use of contact precautions measures
title_fullStr Knowledge of nursing undergraduate students about the use of contact precautions measures
title_full_unstemmed Knowledge of nursing undergraduate students about the use of contact precautions measures
title_sort knowledge of nursing undergraduate students about the use of contact precautions measures
publisher Universidad de Antioquia
series Investigación y Educación en Enfermería
issn 0120-5307
publishDate 2013-12-01
description Objective. To assess knowledge of nursing undergraduate students about the use of contact precautions. Methodology. There were 106 nursing undergraduate students from three universities within the state of Sao Paulo. The data collection was done between April and May 2012. A questionnaire was elaborated with questions assessing knowledge regarding contact precautions. The data were submitted to statistical procedures in the package MINITAB version 16. The knowledge were rated as adequate, partially adequate and inadequate. Results. There was a predominance of females (86%) and age group between 20 and 29 years (70%). Regarding the definition of contact precaution of diseases in which these measures are used, undergraduate's knowledge was partially adequate (92% and 44%, respectively). The knowledge was considered adequate for the preventive measures used during assistance (86%). As difficulties mentioned in the use of these measures were discomfort, lack of material, personnel and time. Conclusion. Although undergraduate students know what measures to be used in contact precaution, they do not have adequate knowledge about which diseases they should use them. The three participating universities should reflect on the quality of training for nursing students regarding biosecurity and contact precautions.
topic infección hospitalaria
aislamiento de pacientes
estudiantes de enfermería
url http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0120-53072013000300015&lng=en&tlng=en
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