Nurses' and midwives' cleaning knowledge, attitudes and practices: An Australian study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

As frontline providers of care, nurses and midwives play a critical role in controlling infections such as COVID-19, influenza, multi-drug resistant organisms and health care associated infections. Improved cleaning can reduce the incidence of infection and is cost effective but relies on healthcare personnel to correctly apply cleaning measures. As nurses and midwives have the most contact with patients and as an important first step in improving compliance, this study sought to explore nurses' and midwives' knowledge on the role of the environment in infection prevention and control and identify challenges in maintaining clean patient environments.

Methods

Cross-sectional online survey of 96 nurses (RN/EN) and midwives (RW) employed in clinical settings (e.g. ho

SUBMITTER: Mitchell BG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7526607 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature