Exploring the factors associated with hand hygiene compliance of nurses during routine clinical practice
Background: Nurses and and other health care providers (HCPs) continue to be noncompliant with the guidelines of proper hand hygiene practices. Purpose: the purpose of this study was to explore the factors associated with hand hygiene compliance among Nurses and and other health care providers during routine clinical. Methods: an observational study was conducted at an oncology hospital to examine hand hygiene practices observed during 612 procedures that were performed by 67 Nurses and and other health care providers. Result: hand hygiene compliance was 41.7% (n=255) before procedure and 72.1% (n=441) after the procedure. The overall compliance was only 34.3% (n=210) . compliance with the standards of hand hygiene was higher in high-risk procedures (odds ratio [OR] = 1.77; 95% confidence interval [CI]=1.40%; 95% CL,1.07-1.73). conclusion: the findings highlight the need to continue to push compliance with hand hygiene using innovative approaches that go beyond teaching and in-service training.