간호사의 병원감염 예방에 대한 지식과 실천

Abstract

Purpose: This study investigates to provide basic data that construct an efficient prevention of the nosocomial infection through understanding the knowledge and the performance degree about preventive action of the nosocomial infection that nurse's recognize. Method: This study collects data through research paper. We examined all nurses (217 nurses)except nurses who work in outpatients ward in this hospital. The period of research is September to November, 2002. The data was analyzed by SPSS/PC+ with percentage, average, standard deviation, paired t-test. Result: The results of the study are as follows. These are general features of the objects; The average age is 32.61. According to the degree of education, graduation of college is 70.1%. The average period of career is 117.5 months. 94.4% answered that they was educated in hospital infection. 51.9% answered that they was educated at incumbent nursing education, 14% at continuing education. The knowledge is 3.92 point on the average and the performance is 3.72 point in preventive action of the nosocomial infection. There are statistically significant differences between knowledge and performance. Conlusion: The result of this study is that the knowledge is lower than the performance in preventive action of the nosocomial infection. Therefore, the continuous education that could enhance the performance is needed.