Compliance with standard precautions by nursing professionals and related factors
Observancia de precauciones estándar por parte de profesionales de enfermería y factores asociados
Cumprimento às precauções-padrão por profissionais de enfermagem e fatores associados
Vitória Helena Pereira; Leticia Nunes Torres; Nathália Montanher Rodrigues; Damiana Aparecida Trindade Monteiro; Juliano Teixeira Moraes; Fernanda Maria Vieira Pereira-Ávila; Mariana Alvina dos Santos; Elucir Gir; Silmara Elaine Malaguti-Toffano
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Objective: To verify compliance with the Standard Precautions by nursing professionals and associated factors.
Method: A descriptive, cross-sectional study was carried out with 522 nursing professionals, in two Brazilian hospitals, between January 2017 and March 2018. Data were collected using a form containing demographic and professional variables and the Compliance with Standard Precautions Scale (Portuguese-Brazilian version); later, analyzed by descriptive and exploratory statistics and a multiple linear regression model.
Results: The global mean score was 12.9 (SD = 2.5). Nursing professionals had statistically significant higher scores (p <0.01) than nurses. There was a significant difference in terms of professional category (p < 0.01)) and education (p <0.01), and marginally significant in relation to age (p = 0.06). There were no differences regarding professional experience (p = 077), participation in training (p = 0.79), and type of hospital (p = 0.13), respectively. Education did not contribute to greater compliance with the measures (p <0.01), nor did higher education (p ≤ 0.01).
Conclusion and implications for practice: Increased education and professional experience did not contribute to greater compliance with the Standards Precautions. By considering aspects of nursing practice, occupational exposure prevention strategies can be reviewed and improved.
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Objetivo: Verificar o cumprimento às Precauções-Padrão por profissionais de enfermagem e fatores associados.
Método: Estudo descritivo, transversal, com 522 profissionais de enfermagem, realizado em dois hospitais brasileiros, entre janeiro de 2017 a março de 2018. Os dados foram coletados por meio de um formulário contendo variáveis demográficas e profissionais e a Compliance with Standard Precautions Scale (versão Português-Brasil); posteriormente, analisados por estatísticas descritivas e exploratórias e um modelo de regressão linear múltiplo.
Resultados: O escore médio global 12,9 (DP=2,5). Técnicos de enfermagem tiveram escores médios estatisticamente significativos maiores (p <0,01) do que enfermeiros. Houve diferença significativa quanto à categoria profissional (p <0,01) e escolaridade (p <0,01), e, marginalmente significativa em relação à idade (p = 0,06). Não houve diferenças quanto à experiência profissional (p = 077), participação em treinamentos (p = 0,79), tipo de hospital (p = 0,13), respectivamente. A escolaridade não contribuiu para um maior cumprimento às medidas (p <0,01), assim como o ensino superior (p ≤ 0,01).
Conclusão e Implicações para a prática: O aumento na escolaridade e experiência profissional não contribuiu para maior cumprimento às Precações. Por contemplar aspectos da prática de enfermagem, estratégias de prevenção de exposição ocupacional podem ser revistas e aperfeiçoadas.
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Submitted date:
07/21/2020
Accepted date:
12/09/2020
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