Experiences of infection prevention and control in clinical practice of nursing students in the Greater Accra Region, Ghana: An exploratory qualitative study.

Autor:	Appiah EO; Department of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Valley View University, Oyibi, Ghana., Appiah S; Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Valley View University, Oyibi, Ghana., Menlah A; Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Valley View University, Oyibi, Ghana., Baidoo M; Effiduase District Hospital, Effiduase, Ghana., Awuah DB; Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Valley View University, Oyibi, Ghana., Isaac NB; Valley View University, Oyibi, Ghana.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	SAGE open medicine [SAGE Open Med] 2021 Oct 26; Vol. 9, pp. 20503121211054588. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Oct 26 (Print Publication: 2021).
DOI:	10.1177/20503121211054588
Abstrakt:	Introduction: Globally, infections acquired from hospitals pose a major obstacle to patients' safety. Health care workers, especially, nursing students are at high risk for Hospital Acquired Infections (HAIs) as they are always in contact with clients. Therefore, this study aims to explore experiences of infection prevention and control in the clinical practice of nursing students in the Greater Accra Region, Ghana. Methods: The study utilized a qualitative exploratory design to interview 42 participants (7 focus groups, comprising of 6 members each). A purposive sampling technique was employed to select the participants, who were engaged in 50-90 min' focus group discussions. Data collection lasted for 3 months and was analyzed using content analysis. NVivo version 12 Software was used to identify recurrent themes from the transcribed data. Results: The results revealed two main themes: preventive practices against hospital-acquired infections and barriers toward infection prevention practices. The subthemes under the preventive practices were as follows: views on HAIs preventive practices, barrier nursing, hand washing and use of sanitizers, aseptic techniques, and sterilization. Increased workload, lack of superior support, and inadequate resources emerged under the barriers toward infection prevention practices. Conclusion: It was concluded from the study that most of the student nurses had adequate information about HAIs and wish to adhere to the Infection prevention protocols. However, the participants observed poor infection prevention practices among the staff they were learning from. It is therefore recommended that more attention is focused on infection prevention and control in clinical practice among nurses. Competing Interests: Declaration of conflicting interests: The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article. (© The Author(s) 2021.)
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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