• myGriffith
    • Staff portal
    • Contact Us⌄
      • Future student enquiries 1800 677 728
      • Current student enquiries 1800 154 055
      • International enquiries +61 7 3735 6425
      • General enquiries 07 3735 7111
      • Online enquiries
      • Staff phonebook
    View Item 
    •   Home
    • Griffith Research Online
    • Journal articles
    • View Item
    • Home
    • Griffith Research Online
    • Journal articles
    • View Item
    JavaScript is disabled for your browser. Some features of this site may not work without it.

    Browse

  • All of Griffith Research Online
    • Communities & Collections
    • Authors
    • By Issue Date
    • Titles
  • This Collection
    • Authors
    • By Issue Date
    • Titles
  • Statistics

  • Most Popular Items
  • Statistics by Country
  • Most Popular Authors
  • Support

  • Contact us
  • FAQs
  • Admin login

  • Login
  • Staff perceptions of an infection control programme in long-term aged care

    Author(s)
    Brumpton, Robyn
    Creedy, Debra
    Moyle, Wendy
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Creedy, Debra K.
    Moyle, Wendy
    Year published
    2004
    Metadata
    Show full item record
    Abstract
    Staff awareness and compliance with infection control (IC) policies and procedures is vital to achieve practice standards and minimise the risk of infection. This paper examines aspects of an existing IC programme in a long-term aged care setting from the perspective of health care staff. An anonymous survey of staff produced a response rate of 30% (n = 199). The majority of respondents (98%) were aware of an IC manual in their workplace, but nearly a quarter (23.1%) reported never using the manual. There was a moderately high level of compliance with the application of IC principles in 10 work care events (mean score 39.7 ...
    View more >
    Staff awareness and compliance with infection control (IC) policies and procedures is vital to achieve practice standards and minimise the risk of infection. This paper examines aspects of an existing IC programme in a long-term aged care setting from the perspective of health care staff. An anonymous survey of staff produced a response rate of 30% (n = 199). The majority of respondents (98%) were aware of an IC manual in their workplace, but nearly a quarter (23.1%) reported never using the manual. There was a moderately high level of compliance with the application of IC principles in 10 work care events (mean score 39.7 out of 50, SD = 2.3, range 30-45) but a higher level was expected. There was no statistical difference between occupational groups in terms of compliance. Over 50% of the sample reported that only minor change was required to improve their IC work practices. Nearly 60% reported that nothing prevented them from improving their work practices, but 37% felt they were hindered in making changes. In terms of surveillance, respondents "always" collected data on urinary {77.7%), respiratory (65.3%) and gastrointestinal (60.8%) tract infections, skin (67.8%) and wound (71.9%) infections. Organisations need to provide ongoing staff education to enhance knowledge and compliance with procedures, and minimise barriers to effective IC practices.
    View less >
    Journal Title
    Australian Infection Control
    Volume
    9
    Issue
    4
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1071/HI04126
    Subject
    Clinical Sciences
    Nursing
    Public Health and Health Services
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/5612
    Collection
    • Journal articles

    Footer

    Disclaimer

    • Privacy policy
    • Copyright matters
    • CRICOS Provider - 00233E
    • TEQSA: PRV12076

    Tagline

    • Gold Coast
    • Logan
    • Brisbane - Queensland, Australia
    First Peoples of Australia
    • Aboriginal
    • Torres Strait Islander