Multifaceted Interventions Based on Education and Recognition to Enhance Nurses' Compliance With Standard...

Area of Science:

• Healthcare Management
• Infection Control
• Nursing Practice

Background:

• Compliance with standard precautions (SPs) is crucial for preventing healthcare-associated infections.
• Existing interventions often lack a multifaceted approach combining education and recognition.
• Nurses' adherence to SPs can be influenced by environmental, educational, and motivational factors.

Purpose of the Study:

• To evaluate the impact of multifaceted interventions on nurses' compliance with standard precautions (SPs).
• To assess the sustained effect of education and recognition strategies on SP compliance over time.

Main Methods:

• A quasi-experimental, one-group pre-test/post-test design was employed.
• Seventy-one nurses from various units in a Turkish hospital participated.
• Interventions included environmental modifications, addressing material deficiencies, and structured education on SPs, followed by recognition.

Main Results:

• Nurses' compliance with SPs significantly increased from baseline (T0) to the sixth month post-intervention (T2) (p < 0.05).
• The Compliance with Standard Precaution Scale (CSPS) scores showed a statistically significant improvement at T2 compared to T0.
• The multifaceted approach, integrating education and recognition, demonstrated a positive effect on nurses' adherence to SPs.

Conclusions:

• Multifaceted interventions combining structured education and recognition are effective in enhancing clinical nurses' compliance with standard precautions.
• Sustained improvements in SP compliance can be achieved through comprehensive and integrated intervention strategies.
• This study provides evidence for implementing similar multifaceted programs to improve patient safety and infection control in healthcare settings.