Perception of haematology patients on hand hygiene – use of gloves and nursing
Abstract
Aim: To ascertain the opinion of patients about hand hygiene and the use of gloves by nursing professional working in the haematology ward.
Design: Qualitative, descriptive study using the focus group approach.
Study Population: 5 patients from the haematology-oncology ward of the Juan Ramón Jiménez Hospital of Huelva.
Data gathering technique: Focus group. A script was developed on the order of the collection of information.
Data analysis: Literal transcription of focus group.
Results: All patients observed that the nurses wore jewellery. Only one noticed that nurses looked after their fingernails. All stated that the alcohol solutions in the rooms were used and that no professional was advised of any non compliance with hygiene measures. Emotions that might cause non compliance of a measure were varied – “insecurity”, “anger”, amongst others.
Conclusions: Hand hygiene and use of gloves by nursing professionals is, according to the patients, correct, since professionals were never advised of non compliance with measures. They used gloves and continuously washed their hands in alcoholic solutions. Nevertheless, the wearing of jewellery and care of fingernails requires ,ore information since there is no common agreement as to whether they produce infections, while they do form part of hand hygiene.
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