Educational intervention in the knowledge about hand hygiene in nursing students
Objective: To evaluate the effect of an educational intervention on knowledge about hand hygiene in nursing students. Method: Quasi-experimental study of the pre- and post-intervention type, carried out with 23 nursing students. Knowledge about hand hygiene was evaluated using a form containing ques...
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Universidad de Alicante,
2019-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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| Summary: | Objective: To evaluate the effect of an educational intervention on knowledge about hand hygiene in nursing students. Method: Quasi-experimental study of the pre- and post-intervention type, carried out with 23 nursing students. Knowledge about hand hygiene was evaluated using a form containing questions about the subject. In addition, a theoretical and practical educational intervention was carried out with an average duration of 60 minutes each. Results: The results of the pre -and postintervention comparison revealed a significant increase in the number of correct answers, with emphasis on improved knowledge related to the question: What care should be taken with the hands, nails and with the use of ornaments? Conclusions: The educational intervention performed in this study proved to be efficient in improving knowledge about hand hygiene. |
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| Item Description: | 1699-6003 10.14198/cuid.2019.53.24 |