TY  - BOOK
AU  - Alidon, John Christopher.
AU  - Abao, Leian Rae Franz G.
AU  - Alissa, Robelyn Ongue A.
AU  - Baldivino, Leigh Angela L.
AU  - Caballes, Lemuel T.
AU  - Cachero, Clarissa L.
AU  - Cahutay, Charmaine R.
AU  - Cane, Marymil.
AU  - Conjuico, Keith Lester V.
AU  - Dagohoy, Summer B.
AU  - Dela Peña, Maribel A.
AU  - Dinopol, Iris L.
AU  - Estrada, Genevieve N.
AU  - Gimenez, Charish Mae A.
AU  - Heruela, Lou Angeline C.
AU  - Juralbar, Joseph Harold A.
AU  - Kangkee, Rhea Marrie.
AU  - Ortega, Dee Shiva Marie D.
AU  - Pepito, Neva A.
AU  - Perez, Christine Marie Mae B.
AU  - Quimque, Maria Crestina.
AU  - Rabasto, Mary Green S.
AU  - Rendon, Rowena A.
TI  - Assessment on the level of infection control practices among the staff nurses at Minglanilla District Hospital
PY  - 2009///
CY  - Cebu City
PB  - University of Cebu
N1  - Thesis (Degree Bachelor of Science in Nursing) -- University of Cebu-Banilad, 2009
N2  - Summary: Infection has been a common concern and reason why people seek medical attention or why some patients often acquired infection through their hospital stay. Infection control minimizes the risk of spreading the infection to patient or members of the staff. The nurse plays an important role in infection control and precaution. Educating patient may decrease their risk of becoming infected or may decrease the sequelae of infection. Nurse on the other hand, should pampered in adhering to various interventions in which they could prevent the spreading as well as acquiring the disease, and in all settings they must demonstrate an awareness of safety precautions. The main purpose of this study is to assess the level of implementation of infection control practices among nurses at Minglanilla District Hospital. This study seeks to answer the following questions what is the profile of the respondents in terms of age and gender? What is the level of infection control practice among the respondents? Is there a significant difference between the profile and the level of infection control practice among the respondents? The researcher used a descriptive type of method which summarizes the assessment of infection control practices among the respondents. The respondents were the staff nurses of Minglanilla District Hospital located in Sangi, Minglanilla in the southern part of Cebu. the Hospital has a 33 bed capacity. The necessary data were obtained through a research-made questionnaire. It was written in English and constructed in such a way that the infection control practices were emphasized. The researcher's made a transmittal letter address to the Dean of University of Cebu - College of Nursing and to the level four chairman to ask permission to conduct a study among the staff nurses of Minglanilla District Hospital, and another letter to the administrator of Minglanilla District Hospital for the same reason and purposes. Once approved, a letter will also be addressed to the administrator of Lapu-Lapu District Hospital to conduct a pilot testing of our questionnaire to survey among the reliability and validity of the research instruments. After they answered, the questionnaires were collected and then tailed and tabulated. After the pilot testing, the researcher proceed to survey at the Minglanilla District Hospital, they distributed twenty questionnaires. After, the tool were collected and tailed and tabulated. The researcher used a weighted mean and chi square  for the statistical treatment. On the respondents' profile majority of the respondents belong to the young adulthood stage, with ages ranging from 20-39 years old, 17 in frequency with a percentage of 85, which implies that there are younger nurses working in the hospitals. Twelve of the respondents are females, with the percentage of 60, which implies that there are more female than male nurses working in the hospital. On the level of infection control practice, most of the institution, with a general weighted mean of 4.66. There is no significant difference between the age and level of infection control practices, which implies that the age differences do not influence the level of infection control practices in the hospital. There is a significant difference between the gender and level of infection control practices, which implies that gender differences affect the level of infection control practices in the hospital. In the light of the findings of the study, the researchers conclude that majority of the respondents always practice proper hand washing procedure, use of masks, wearing of gloves, handling and disposal of soiled linens, handling of thermometers, laboratory specimens, handling and disposal of used needles, syringes and "sharps" and contaminated waste and equipments while majority also of the respondents sometimes wear gowns and often practice precautionary measures and procedures in isolation and implement and implement cleaning, disinfection and sterilization.
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