Hand hygiene in undergraduate nursing education in Alberta

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dc.contributor.authorDersch, Sharon
dc.contributor.supervisorHarrowing, Jean N.
dc.date.accessioned2015-04-29T19:52:45Z
dc.date.available2015-04-29T19:52:45Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.degree.levelMastersen_US
dc.degree.levelMasters
dc.description.abstractNursing students must be prepared to demonstrate professional accountability and safe practice. Hand hygiene, a core skill and leading measure in the prevention of health care-associated infections, is a vital component of patient safety. The purpose of this study was to investigate the methods and frequency used to teach and assess hand hygiene during nursing education and students’ hand hygiene knowledge, beliefs, and practices, with the goal of providing information useful to nursing educators. Using a cross-sectional survey, data were collected from 285 senior nursing students from three universities in Alberta. The results indicated that although participants received frequent education on HH, there were gaps in their knowledge and practices. Assessment of hand hygiene was found to be inconsistent. The frequency of assessment was associated with positive beliefs, and positive beliefs were associated with higher rates of hand hygiene. Recommendations for nursing education were offered.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/3665
dc.language.isoen_CAen_US
dc.proquest.subject0569en_US
dc.proquest.subject0515en_US
dc.proquest.subject0566en_US
dc.proquestyesYesen_US
dc.publisherLethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Health Sciencesen_US
dc.publisher.facultyHealth Sciencesen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesThesis (University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Health Sciences)en_US
dc.subjecthand hygieneen_US
dc.subjectinstructionen_US
dc.subjectpracticesen_US
dc.titleHand hygiene in undergraduate nursing education in Albertaen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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