Role of Nurses in Preventing and Controlling Risk of Acquiring Healthcare-Associated Infections from Common Touch Surfaces: An Instructional Video
Michael, Nena; Nguyen, Trang (2022)
Michael, Nena
Nguyen, Trang
2022
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2022120426276
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2022120426276
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Abstract
Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are undesirable aftermath of medical examinations, treatments and patient care practices. Consequences of HAIs are multiple and include increased morbidity, mortality, treatment costs, prolonged treatment time and sometimes, permanent disability in the patient. HAIs are a global health issue for which the World Health Organization (WHO) indicated that 1 in 10 patients get infected while receiving care. In most of Asia’s developing countries, there is lack of national surveillance on HAIs. Some countries in South-East Asian region either have total lack of IPC programmes or deficient plans. Prevalence of HAIs in the Asia-Pacific region is estimated to be 2–20 times higher than in developed countries, and affects about 25% of hospitalized patients. Reasons attributed to prevalence of HAIs include failure to adhere to basic aseptic practices in caring for and treating patients stemming from lack of proper knowledge, poor attitudes of healthcare workers (HCWs) toward infection prevention protocols and suboptimal availability of healthcare supplies which necessitates sharing of devices among patients.
This thesis was accomplished as a development work with the purpose of producing an educational video centered on preventing and controlling the risks of acquiring HAIs from common touch surfaces. The aim of the development work was to contribute to the development of Asian HEIs current nursing curriculum in HAIs prevention and control through the PrevInf project. This development work thesis focused on the roles of nurses in preventing and controlling HAIs from common touch surfaces. Common touch surfaces in healthcare settings include fixtures and fittings which form part of the built environment within which patients are cared for, and medical devices with which treatments or interventions are administered. An instructional video was produced using the OSVE tool to guide nursing students in protocols necessary for prevention of HAIs. The pilot-testing of this product was done with the international nursing students at Savonia University of Applied Sciences.
The instructional video produced in this development work was of very high-quality in terms of picture, sound, communication, language, subtitling and duration. The video supported the students’ learning about preventing and controlling HAIs from common touch surfaces. The nursing instructions displayed in the video would help to eliminate HAIs when applied. Applicability of the product of this development work is universal. Asian HEIs would greatly benefit from this product in the development of their current nursing curriculum. Further research may focus on measures to boost healthcare workers’ compliance with evidence-based guidelines to minimize or eradicate HAIs from common touch surfaces.
Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are undesirable aftermath of medical examinations, treatments and patient care practices. Consequences of HAIs are multiple and include increased morbidity, mortality, treatment costs, prolonged treatment time and sometimes, permanent disability in the patient. HAIs are a global health issue for which the World Health Organization (WHO) indicated that 1 in 10 patients get infected while receiving care. In most of Asia’s developing countries, there is lack of national surveillance on HAIs. Some countries in South-East Asian region either have total lack of IPC programmes or deficient plans. Prevalence of HAIs in the Asia-Pacific region is estimated to be 2–20 times higher than in developed countries, and affects about 25% of hospitalized patients. Reasons attributed to prevalence of HAIs include failure to adhere to basic aseptic practices in caring for and treating patients stemming from lack of proper knowledge, poor attitudes of healthcare workers (HCWs) toward infection prevention protocols and suboptimal availability of healthcare supplies which necessitates sharing of devices among patients.
This thesis was accomplished as a development work with the purpose of producing an educational video centered on preventing and controlling the risks of acquiring HAIs from common touch surfaces. The aim of the development work was to contribute to the development of Asian HEIs current nursing curriculum in HAIs prevention and control through the PrevInf project. This development work thesis focused on the roles of nurses in preventing and controlling HAIs from common touch surfaces. Common touch surfaces in healthcare settings include fixtures and fittings which form part of the built environment within which patients are cared for, and medical devices with which treatments or interventions are administered. An instructional video was produced using the OSVE tool to guide nursing students in protocols necessary for prevention of HAIs. The pilot-testing of this product was done with the international nursing students at Savonia University of Applied Sciences.
The instructional video produced in this development work was of very high-quality in terms of picture, sound, communication, language, subtitling and duration. The video supported the students’ learning about preventing and controlling HAIs from common touch surfaces. The nursing instructions displayed in the video would help to eliminate HAIs when applied. Applicability of the product of this development work is universal. Asian HEIs would greatly benefit from this product in the development of their current nursing curriculum. Further research may focus on measures to boost healthcare workers’ compliance with evidence-based guidelines to minimize or eradicate HAIs from common touch surfaces.