INVESTIGATION OF SURGICAL HAND WASHING PRACTICES OF OPERATING ROOM NURSES

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Objectives: Although surgical hand washing is an imperative procedure in operating room, there is no a standard surgical hand washing technique applied universally. The aim of this study was to determine the surgical hand washing practices of operating room nurses. Methods: The study was performed during the hand washing course of Turkish Surgical and Operating Room Nursing Congress, 04- 08 September Gaziantep, Turkey. The sample was consisted of 96 operating room nurses from 18 city and 35 different hospitals. All the nurses 96 attended the session completed the questionnaire. The data were collected using a questionnaire consists of 6 open-ended and 19 multi-choices totally 25 questions and were presented number and percentage using SPSS 11.0. Results: Of the nurses 45.8 % stated that they had not received in-service education related to surgical hand washing, 53.1 % stated that they used brush for hand washing, 69.7% stated that they used povidone-iodine for hand washing and 95.8% stated that the duration of hand washing were 2-6 minutes. Conclusion: It has been determined that although surgical hand washing practices are in accordance with literature, there are some differences individual and organizational about antiseptic, washing method and time

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Surgical hand washing,operating room,nursing

AMELİYATHANE HEMŞİRELERİNİN CERRAHİ EL YIKAMA UYGULAMALARININ İNCELENMESİ

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Amaç: Ameliyathanelerde cerrahi el yıkama zorunlu bir işlem olmasına rağmen evrensel olarak uygulanan standart bir el yıkama tekniği bulunmamaktadır. Bu çalışmanın amacı ameliyathane hemşirelerinin cerrahi el yıkama uygulamalarının belirlenmesidir. Gereç Yöntem: Bu çalışma 04- 08 Eylül 2007 tarihleri arasında Gaziantep’te yapılan Türk Cerrahi ve Ameliyathane Hemşireliği Kongresi’ Cerrahi El Yıkama Kursu’nda yapılmıştır. Araştırmanın örneklemini 18 il ve 35 farklı hastaneden katılan 96 ameliyathane hemşiresi oluşturmuştur. Kursa katılan hemşirelerin tümü soru kağıdını doldurmuşlardır. Veriler 6 açık soru ve 19 çoktan seçmeli toplam 25 sorunun yer aldığı soru kağıdı aracılığı ile toplanmış ve SPSS 11.0 programı kullanılarak sayı ve yüzde olarak sunulmuştur. Bulgular: Hemşirelerin %45.8’i cerrahi el yıkamaya yönelik hizmet içi eğitim almadığını, %53.1’i el yıkaması sırasında fırça kullandığını, %69.7’si el yıkamasında povidone-iodine kullandıklarını ve %95.8’i cerrahi el yıkama süresinin 2- 6 dakika olduğunu belirtmişlerdir. Sonuç: Cerrahi el yıkamasına ilişkin uygulamaların literatürle uyumlu olmakla birlikte; kullanılan antiseptik, yıkama yöntemi ve süresi açısından bireysel ve kurumsal farklılıkların olduğu saptanmıştır

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Cerrahi el yıkama,ameliyathane,hemşirelik

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