The Compliance of Hand Hygiene for Professional Nurses Student
Suratmi (a*), Sri Hananto Ponco (a), Nurul Hikmatul Qowi(a)
a) Universitas Muhammadiyah Lamongan
*nersratmi[at]yahoo.com
Abstract
Background: The first line infection control strategy in hospitals is the application of five-moment for hand hygiene. This study aims to determine the compliance of five moment for hand hygiene for professional practice nurses student. Method: This research was a quantitative descriptive study. The sampling method used simple random sampling with 60 respondents. The compliance of five moment hand hygiene was measured using an observation sheet. Data were analyzed using frequency distribution. Results: The students who washed their hand before patient contact were 10%, and 90% student werent. The students compliance of hand hygiene on 2nd moment, before doing aseptic procedure, were 25%, 75% werent obedient. The students hand hygiene behaviour in 3rd moment, after body fluid exposure, were 90%. Students who washed their hand after patient contact were 70%, and 30% werent. The students hand hygiene behaviour in 5rd moment, after contact with patient surroundings were 50%. Conclusion: The student compliance for hand hygiene is obtained at 3rd moment and non compliance is obtained at the 1st moment. The efforts to increase student compliance in five moment for hand hygiene need to be improved to support patient safety goals in hospital.
Keywords: hand hygiene; five moments; nurses students
Topic: International Conference on Nursing