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[Hospital infections. Risky practices of nursing students].

A Rodríguez Martín1, J P Novalbos Ruiz, J M Martínez Nieto

  • 1Escuela Universitaria de Ciencias de la Salud, Cádiz.

Revista De Enfermeria (Barcelona, Spain)
|April 4, 2000
PubMed
Summary

Nursing students in Spain show good hand hygiene but low glove usage during hospital practices. A lack of public health knowledge correlates with increased risk-taking behaviors, impacting patient safety.

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[Injury rate and incidence of accidents with biological risk among infirmary students].

Medicina clinica·2000

Area of Science:

  • Healthcare
  • Nursing Education
  • Public Health

Context:

  • Hospital practices of nursing students in Cadiz, Spain.
  • 397 nursing students surveyed (43% male, avg. age 21.6 years).
  • Average practice period: 73 days.

Purpose:

  • Describe health habits during hospital practices.
  • Analyze the relationship between risky behaviors and public health knowledge.

Summary:

  • 97% practice hand washing; only 21% use gloves as recommended.
  • Mask usage is lowest among unvaccinated/untested students (p < 0.05).
  • Positive correlation found between unnecessary risk-taking and low public health knowledge (p < 0.05).

Impact:

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  • Highlights critical gaps in nursing student training regarding infection control.
  • Suggests a need for enhanced public health education to improve patient safety.
  • Identifies specific areas for targeted interventions in nursing curricula.