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- - The study examined factors impacting nurses' adherence to standard precautions in an acute care hospital, using two scales to measure various influences.
- - Results showed moderate to high scores on areas like leadership and contextual cues, but low scores for justification, indicating that nurses often lack valid reasons for not following guidelines.
- - The conclusion emphasized the importance of regular training, role modeling by senior staff, and strict enforcement of infection control policies to improve adherence among nursing staff.
Article Abstract
Background: It is essential to identify factors that affect adherence to standard precautions, which could increase risk of occupational exposure to pathogens.
Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted. Nurses (n = 241) in an acute care hospital completed the survey including the Factors Influencing Adherence to Standard Precautions Scale (FIASPS) (total possible scores in each domain ranged from 5 to 25) and the Compliance with Standard Precautions Scale (CSPS) (total possible scores ranged from 0 to 20).
Results: Results showed moderate influence of the judgement (mean = 14.04, SD = 4.04), leadership (M = 14.58, SD 3.78), and culture/practice (M = 12.61, SD = 3.18) factors; high score on contextual cues (M = 15.77, SD = 3.60); and low score on justification (M = 5.76, SD = 4.57). The overall mean CSPS score was 76.68% (SD 13.82). There was a significant negative relationship between justification for non-use of standard precautions and nurses' adherence with standard precautions (r = -0.24, p < 0.001). A significant positive relationship was reported between the leadership factor (r = 0.25, p < 0.001), cultural practice factor in FIASPS (r = 0.24, p < 0.001) and nurse' adherence with standard precautions.
Conclusion: Nurses would benefit from regular training sessions to reiterate the infection control guidelines and the need to abide to them. Encouraging nurses to be role models serves to increase the adherence to SPs in their colleagues. Organization should continue with strict enforcement of policies with monitoring.
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