Department of Nursing, School of Health Sciences, Cyprus University of Technology, Limassol, Cyprus.
Nurs Health Sci. 2011 Mar;13(1):53-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1442-2018.2011.00576.x.
Standard Precautions have been introduced as a means to protect health professionals from exposure to pathogens. This study examines the extent of Cypriot nurses' compliance with the main aspects of Standard Precautions and explores the possible associations with the nurses' characteristics. Self-completed questionnaires that examined the frequency of the implementation of Standard Precautions were distributed to a convenience sample of 668 nurses.The response rate was 89.37%.The results showed inadequate compliance with Standard Precautions. Full compliance with all the main aspects of Standard Precautions was reported by only 9.1% of the participants. Male nurses and those who had not been exposed previously to pathogens reported better compliance, in comparison to female nurses and those who had been exposed previously. Nurses who had participated previously in an educational program about Standard Precautions reported a higher frequency of implementing them than those who had not participated. The nurses' age and frequency of the implementation of Standard Precautions were found to be significantly and positively correlated. The results can be used to enhance nurses' safety by focusing on areas of non-compliance.
标准预防措施已被引入，作为保护卫生专业人员免受病原体暴露的手段。本研究考察了塞浦路斯护士遵守标准预防措施主要方面的程度，并探讨了与护士特征的可能关联。自我完成的问卷检查了标准预防措施的实施频率，分发给便利样本的 668 名护士。回应率为 89.37%。结果显示，标准预防措施的遵守情况并不充分。只有 9.1%的参与者完全遵守标准预防措施的所有主要方面。与女性护士和以前曾接触过病原体的护士相比，男护士和以前未接触过病原体的护士报告的遵守情况更好。以前参加过标准预防措施教育计划的护士比没有参加过的护士报告实施标准预防措施的频率更高。发现护士的年龄和标准预防措施的实施频率之间存在显著的正相关关系。研究结果可用于通过关注不合规的领域来提高护士的安全性。
