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Educational technology on standard precautions for the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of Nursing students
Suelen Gonçalves de Oliveira1, Laurelize Pereira Rocha1, Janaina Sena-Castanheira1
1Universidade Federal do Rio Grande. Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Objectives:
to analyze the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of nursing students regarding standard precautions and the contribution of a digital guide to their training.
Methods:
this quantitative, cross-sectional, exploratory, and descriptive study was conducted in three stages with nursing students. In the first stage, of the Questionnaires for Knowledge and Compliance with Standard Precaution was applied; in the second, the digital guide was distributed; and in the third, an instrument developed to assess the contribution of this educational technology was used.
Results:
144 students participated in the first stage. Knowledge and adherence scores related to standard precautions were 83.3% and 89.9%, respectively. In the third stage, 56 students participated, with scores of 98.6%, 87.2%, and 94.6% for knowledge, attitudes, and practices, respectively.
Conclusions:
it is necessary to encourage students through diverse educational technologies to ensure safe patient care and reduce the risk of contamination and infection transmission.
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