Alshammari Farhan, Cruz Jonas Preposi, Alquwez Nahed, Almazan Joseph, Alsolami Fatmah, Tork Hanan, Alabdulaziz Hawa, Felemban Ebaa Marwan
Hail University, Hail City, Saudi Arabia.
Shaqra University, Al Dawadmi City, Saudi Arabia.
J Infect Dev Ctries. 2018 Nov 30;12(11):937-945. doi: 10.3855/jidc.10821.
Nursing students are susceptible to healthcare-associated infections because of their direct patient interactions during their clinical training. Hence, compliance with standard precautions (SPs) is paramount during their clinical exposure and training. This study investigated the compliance with SPs and its predictors among Saudi nursing students from six universities.
This descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted in six government universities in Saudi Arabia. A convenience sample of 829 Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) students was surveyed using the Compliance with Standard Precautions Scale. Descriptive and inferential statistics were carried out to analyze the data.
The overall compliance rate of the respondents was 60.1% with a mean score of 12.02 (SD = 4.50). The students reported highest compliance on covering the mouth and nose when wearing a mask, while the lowest compliance was on disposing sharps box before it is full. The university, academic year level, and attendance to infection prevention and control training or seminar in the last six months were identified as significant predictors of the students' compliance with SPs.
The findings provide valuable insights and guidance for improving the practice of SPs among future nurses, which could result in the reduction of infection exposure and its transmission rates among future nurses in clinical settings.
护理专业学生在临床实习期间由于直接接触患者，易感染医疗保健相关感染。因此，在其临床实习和培训期间，遵守标准预防措施（SPs）至关重要。本研究调查了沙特阿拉伯六所大学护理专业学生对标准预防措施的遵守情况及其预测因素。
本描述性横断面研究在沙特阿拉伯的六所公立大学进行。采用标准预防措施遵守量表对829名护理学理学学士（BSN）学生的便利样本进行了调查。进行描述性和推断性统计分析数据。
受访者的总体遵守率为60.1%，平均得分为12.02（标准差=4.50）。学生报告在戴口罩时捂住口鼻的遵守率最高，而在锐器盒装满之前进行处理的遵守率最低。大学、学年水平以及过去六个月参加感染预防与控制培训或研讨会被确定为学生遵守标准预防措施的重要预测因素。
研究结果为改善未来护士的标准预防措施实践提供了有价值的见解和指导，这可能会降低临床环境中未来护士的感染暴露及其传播率。
