[Infection prevention and control in neonatal intensive care unit].

Abstract

This study was aimed to identify the knowledge of the nursing team of a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) on infection control, identijfying the factors that facilitate or hinder the prevention and control of Healthcare Associated Infections (HICAI). A descriptive study using a qualitative research method conducted with three nurses and 15 nurse technicians, who work in a NICU of a charitable organization, in southern Brazil. It became evident that the nursing staff had great knowledge about the factors that facilitate the prevention and control of HCAI in NICU, the most important factor being proper hand hygiene. Among the factors that hinder infection prevention and control are to overcrowding and excessive workload. The efficient performance of the nursing staff is an important part of the strategy for prevention and control of HCAI.

• Authors: Elisiane Lorenzini, Elisiane Lorenzini, Tatiane Costa da Costa, Eveline Franco da Silva
• Journal: Revista gaucha de enfermagem (Rev Gaucha Enferm) Vol. 34 Issue 4 Pg. 107-13 (Dec 2013) ISSN: 0102-6933 [Print] Brazil
• Vernacular Title: Prevenção e controle de infecçao em unidade de terapia intensiva neonatal.
• PMID: 25080707 (Publication Type: English Abstract, Journal Article)

Topics

• Critical Care Nursing
• Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
• Humans
• Infant, Newborn
• Infection Control
• Intensive Care Units, Neonatal