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HIGIENIZAÇÃO DAS MÃOS: UMA AVALIAÇÃO DA ADESÃO E DA PRÁTICA DOS PROFISSIONAIS DE SAÚDE NO CONTROLE DAS INFECÇÕES HOSPITALARES

2014; UNIVERSIDADE DE SANTA CRUZ DO SUL; Volume: 4; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.17058/reci.v4i1.4052

ISSN

2238-3360

Autores

Écila Campos Mota,

Tópico(s)

Burn Injury Management and Outcomes

Resumo

Backgound and Objectives: To assess adherence and practice of health professionals regarding hand hygiene. Method: This is an observational, field study with a quantitative approach. The study was carried out in a hospital in the north of Minas Gerais in 2012. The study sample consisted of 65 employees of the institution, comprising different professional categories. Data collection was performed during two weeks in an average of five hours of daily observations during the day and night shifts, totaling approximately one hundred hours of observation. For that purpose, two previously tested and validated tools were used: one to evaluate the number of opportunities for hand hygiene and another to evaluate the correct technique. Results: After analyzing the data, it was observed that of the nursing staff, nurse technicians (70%), nurses (81.8%) and medical teams (51.9%) adhered to hand hygiene techniques with soap and water. Regarding the adequacy of the techniques recommended by the Ministry of Health, it was observed that the nutritionist and pharmacist categories performed hand hygiene 100% correctly and that the main failures in hygiene procedures concerned closing of the tap with a paper towel. Conclusion: The importance given to the practice of hand hygiene by health professionals is of utmost importance for nosocomial infection control.

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