Effects of student participation in hand hygiene monitoring on knowledge and perception of infection control practices

Studies report that students in health care professions do not retain knowledge of infection control and demonstrate poor hand hygiene compliance. This study describes the effect of a multifaceted approach (education, skills training, and monitoring) on nursing students' knowledge of infection...

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Published in:The Journal of nursing education 2011-04, Vol.50 (4), p.216-221
Main Authors: Waltman, Patricia A, Schenk, Laura K, Martin, Tina M, Walker, Jean
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic Medical Centers
Attitude of Health Personnel
Attitudes
Behavior
Beliefs
Clinical Competence
Clinical medicine
Compliance
Cross Infection - prevention & control
Dentistry
Education
Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate
Electronic monitoring
Evidence-based nursing
Focus Groups
Graduate Students
Guideline Adherence
Guidelines
Hand Disinfection
Hospitals
Humans
Hygiene
Infection Control - standards
Infections
Knowledge Level
Likert scale
Medical Students
Methods
Nosocomial infections
Nurses
Nursing
Nursing Research
Nursing Students
Observation
Patient safety
Perception
Retention (Psychology)
Role Models
Student Participation
Students, Nursing
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Summary:Studies report that students in health care professions do not retain knowledge of infection control and demonstrate poor hand hygiene compliance. This study describes the effect of a multifaceted approach (education, skills training, and monitoring) on nursing students' knowledge of infection control principles, opinions, hand hygiene practices, and value of nursing research in evidence-based practice. Students participated in hand hygiene monitoring of health care workers with 900 observations. Students demonstrated strong knowledge of hand hygiene principles: 63% reported that hand hygiene monitoring positively influenced their own compliance. Although posters have been identified as effective prompts, students did not perceive poster reminders as effective in prompting handwashing. Students reported that hand hygiene activities helped them value the role of the nurse in research and evidence-based practice. This study may help educators clarify misconceptions that result in student noncompliance in hand hygiene practices.
ISSN:0148-4834
1938-2421
DOI:10.3928/01484834-20110228-06