Evaluating Predictors Of Hand Hygiene At The Era Of Alcohol Based Hand Rinse

Under the research design section it could have been mentioned that the study was a descriptive correlation design, experimental design, Quasi-experimental design, or a comparative descriptive design which is "used to describe a phenomenon of interest and related variable" (Gray, Grove, & Sutherland,

Hospital acquired infections are a big problem today, but the use of disinfectants by the medical staff can help to avoid or limit such exposures to pathogens. The authors’ main purpose of this research article was to educate and teach the importance of hand hygiene and test the reason why certain virucidal hand-rubs result in poor compliance due to the poor tolerability of the products. The overall goal with the study would to show the reason certain hand rubs are not being used and how to improve their formula to increase compliance. The article written by the author was very well written with a thorough abstract. The study was very easy to follow and read, due to the well thought out structure of the article. The authors introduction starts out by stating the approximate amount of hospital acquired infections in the European Union and why hand sanitizers play an important role to avoid such infections. The introductions statement showed the importance of the topic. Although some of the results were complicated and confusing, the discussion laid out the results in layman

Good hand hygiene is the simplest, yet proven strategy to counteract hospital infection. However, the difficulties of achieving good levels of compliance are well noted in the literature. There are several seeming barriers to carry out adequate hand hygiene:

Instructions: This is a group activity that you will start in class and complete at home. For each of the following, note, whether the research design used is an experiment, a quasi-experiment, or a correlational approach and why. If a study is an experiment, identify the independent variable and the dependent variable. Please type your answers in complete sentences.

This assignment shall be identifying the evidence underpinning the skills and professional approach required in patient care. Hand hygiene is seen as a form of action that is done by using your hands to prevent the spread of harmful germs and infections, this action is performed by both healthcare workers (HCWs) and patients before assisting with personal care involving touching. There are many different types of hand hygiene actions taken in the UK, these include Surgical Antisepsis, wearing gloves, washing your hands with a soap or alcohol-based formulation hand wash. It is important to always remain protected when touching a patient, their surroundings or body fluid.

60). There were 3 groups used for nursing rounds, one was a controlled group, the second group was at one-hourly intervals and the third group was at two hourly intervals. The researchers used a theory to gather information using different methods such as questions or numbers using population in the nursing units for a short time frame. This was an experimental design using different types of groups. The type of research was informative, qualitative, descriptive, graphic, subjective, the use of a means scores, tables, Binomial tests and percentages (2006, pp.62-66). The design used for the collection of the data was a quasi- experiment, the referencing is quantitative and all participants were acknowledged (Meade et al. 2006, p.70). The research did not appear to be a proactive study.

Another problem that goes with the lack of hand-hygiene compliance is the many excuses that healthcare workers use to avoid washing their hands. Hass and Larson summarize (2009) some of the barriers to adherence that healthcare workers use, “a lack of access to hand-washing sinks, insufficient time, skin irritations, and lack of accountability” (Hass & Larson, 2009). Some solutions they explain to combat the barriers are to put more alcohol-based sanitizers where sinks are not around and placing them all over the patient care areas also reduces time and can be a suitable way for proper hand hygiene if the healthcare worker’s hand is not soiled. They also describe, “Involve staff in trying several alcohol-based hand sanitizers before deciding on one, and involve employee health services in creating a plan to manage hand-skin problems among staff. Alcohol-based sanitizers that have lotion in them can be helpful for staff who have very sensitive skin” (Hass & Larson, 2009).

Definitely the information I learned from the qualitative approach is deeper than the experimental and quasi-experimental designs. Understanding the purpose of the research and Unaware of the directions that will be presented totally makes a huge difference with the findings. With the qualitative research, the problem is known and it is being identified. But with quasi and experimental designs, it seems like a hit and miss

The method used for the study was quantitative, this was chosen rather than a qualitative as this deals with facts and figures and is an investigatory type of study. This can be either experimental or non experiment. Experimental is the method used in this study which looks at cause and effect, and involves dependent and independent variables. (Balnaves and Caputi, 2001) A qualitative study can be described as interpretive which deals with personal thoughts and feelings (Flick, 2009).

The topic was chosen for a number of reasons, including the great need for improving hand hygiene, to preserve and promote positive care of patients, looking into issues which may hinder hand hygiene compliance.

I am in orange group and the topic assigned to my group is Nurse staffing ratios (impact on patient outcomes), the problem identified in the unit 2 discussion lend itself to quantitative design and the research design is experimental design. the article I choose explain nursing staffing ratio and its impact on patient outcomes, and also use measurement and test of theory to gauge the effect of intervention on outcome because it was stated in the article that “eight studies have been conducted that examine the impact nurse-to-patient ratios have had on the quality and safety of care and patient satisfaction” (Serratt, T. 2013). According to the lesson, quantitative designs deal with measurements, and may test theories to find relationships or

3. Sample Population: Who exactly was used in the study? How many? (Be as specific as possible.)

For the purpose of this study, the researcher intends to use a cross-sectional research design where all the data will be collected at the same time. The distribution of the research questionnaires will take place over a time period of two weeks where the main data will be collected from the respondents.

The study conducted will determine whether hand washing is more effective in the prevention of hospital acquired infections instead of hand sanitizing. This study will focus on nurses working in the Emergency Service department. It will be conducted for a total of twelve weeks for patients ages 40-60 years old. My research question is; For patients ages 40-60 in an ER department does the use of hand washing on non-visibly soiled hands by the nursing staff reduce the risk of hospital acquired infections over a 12 week period compared with using hand sanitizer instead? While conducting this study a comparison of hand washing and hand sanitizing will be done. Both methods will be evaluated in order to determine which is more effective in different

This assignment will encompass how the results of the personal hygiene and susceptibility microbiology experiments provide a framework for the basis of the NICE Clinical Guidance (CG139) on Infection and how crucial the reasons for the hand wash protocol and hygiene is in all healthcare settings.