Nursing activities in the prevention and control of nosocomial infection in the emergency sector

Journal article | Zeitschriftenartikel

Objective: To evaluate the performance of the nursing staff in the prevention and control of nosocomial infection in the emergency sector. Method: This is a field study, the exploratory kind with quantitative and qualitative approach and was conducted through a questionnaire and a check list of invasive procedures. The study population consisted of 77 professionals of nursing staff, 15 nurses, 59 practical nurses and 03 nursing assistants. Results: The results showed that the professionals of the nursing staff know the importance of the prevention and control of hospital infection, but only a few knew conceptualize this issue correctly and completely. Conclusion: The safe and effective care can be reality from the acknowledgment of health professionals about the standard precautions to be taken while handling a hospitalized patient.

Object Details

• Alternative title: Atuação da enfermagem na prevenção e controle da infecção hospitalar no setor de urgência ; Atuación de la enfermería em la prevencion y control de la infección hospitalaria en el sector de urgencia
• ISSN: 2175-5361
• Extent: Seite(n): 293-305
• Language: Englisch
• Notes: Status: Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online, 5(6)

Classification and Topics

• Subject: Soziologie, Anthropologie ; Medizinsoziologie ; Krankenhaus ; Infektionskrankheit ; Prophylaxe ; Pflegepersonal ; Kontrolle

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Laudisio, Airana Caroline ; Alencar, Gladys Carvalho de Araújo ; Carvalho, Lorena Rocha Batista ; Carvalho, Marcelo de Moura ; Costa, Maria Auricélia Pereira de Sousa ; Landim, Camila Aparecida Pinheiro
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (when): 2013

Further information

• URN: urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-54920-0
• Rights: GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften. Bibliothek Köln
• Last update: 21.06.2024, 4:26 PM CEST