Compliance Investigation of Gynecology Nurses' Hand Sanitation in a Grade A Tertiary Hospital

Objectives To investigate the status and the main effective point of gynecology nurses' hand sanitation in a grade A tertiary hospital.

Methods From June 2017 to June 2018, a survey was conducted in a grade A tertiary hospital in Hohhot area on the hand sanitation compliance of 100 gynecology nursing staffs that were on the job. The influence factors of different professional titles and degrees of nurses' hand compliance rates on nurses' hand have different influencing factors.

Results Most gynecology nurses' hand sanitation had good testing result. The compliance rate of hand sanitation of nurses with bachelor degree (73.76%) and correct rate (60.18%) were higher than those of nurses with junior college or technical secondary school degrees. Both the compliance rate (63.12%) and correct rate (44.80%) of middle and senior professional titles were significantly higher than that of nurses with junior title(χ²=25.222, P < 0.001;χ²=40.623, P < 0.001). Lack of enough hand washing, lack of liquid soap and the frequently washing hands that affected the relationships between nurses and patients were the three main effective points of the compliance of gynecology nurses' hand sanitation.

Conclusions Although the compliance of gynecology nurses' hand sanitation performed well in general in a grade A tertiary hospital of Hohhot, part of the work needs to be improved. Hospital administrators need to strengthen propaganda and education, strengthen supervision and management, and fully consider the characteristics of clinical gynecological nurses to improve the existing problems.