ZENCİR, Gülbanu Pamukkale Üniversitesi - Hemşirelik Fakültesi - Hemşirelik Esasları AD, Turkey , BAYRAKTAR, Duygu E.Ü. - Hemşirelik Fakültesi - Hemşirelik Esasları AD, Turkey , KHORSHID, Leyla E.Ü. - Hemşirelik Fakültesi - Hemşirelik Esasları AD, Turkey

NURSES’ COMPLIANCE WITH ISOLATION PRECAUTIONS WORKED IN A PUBLIC HOSPTTAL

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Objective: This research has been made as descriptive and cross-sectional with the aim to determine the level of nurses’ compliance with isolation precautions which are worked in a public hospital. Methods: The study population was consisted of 389 nurses working in an university hospital, the sample was consisted of 225 nurses who involved to the study. Data were collected with a questionnaire prepared by the researchers and “Scale Compliance with Isolation Precautions” with 18 items. Data were collected between the dates 5-15 July 2012. In analyzing of the data t-test, Kruskall-Wallis test, Mann Whitney U test and analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used. Permission to conduct the study was obtained from ethics committee and hospital. Results: The mean age of the nurses was found as 30.11 ± 6.34 years, %3.6 of them was experienced the blood-borne infection early, and %82.7 of them were participated to a training program related to nosocomial infection. The mean score of nurses’ compliance with isolation precautions was 78.12 ± 9.97. Experience the blood-borne infection was not affected the nurses’ compliance with isolation precautions, but the age groups of the nurses, working period in profession affected the nurses’ compliance with isolation precautions. Conclusion: It was conclude that nurses’ compliance with isolation precautions is quite high.

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Nurse , İsolation precautions , Compliance

Journal Of Ege University Nursing Faculty

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