HOSPITAL INFECTION TRANSMITTED THROUGH THE HANDS: IMPORTANCE, AWARENESS AND RESPONSIBILITY

Authors

  • Juliana Flach
  • Fernanda Oliveira Rodrigues
  • Pedro Eduardo Almeida da Silva

Keywords:

Infecção Hospitalar, Higienização das Mãos, Anti-sépticos, Educação Continuada.

Abstract

Taking into account the importance of hospital infections (HI’s) to public health and the challenges they mean to professionals regarding their risk factors, it is necessary to implement tools which can contribute to their control and reduction. Continuing education, as a part of permanent qualification, could reduce the risk of clients’ contamination and transmission of microorganisms in the hospitals. Therefore, this study aimed to provide a training course on hand-transmitted hospital infections for health workers and students at Dr. Miguel Riet Corrêa Jr. Hospital (HU-FURG). For the evaluation, questionnaires were applied at the beginning and at the end of the course; both had the same questions, which were analyzed qualitatively and quantitatively. The activities also enabled the professionals to interact, discuss and share experiences, thus, making it easier to grasp and understand the content. The acquisition of new knowledge by the participants was observed. In addition, the need to offer moretraining courses was also remarked.

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Author Biographies

Juliana Flach

Professora do Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Rio Grande do Sul - IFRS - Campus Erechim. Bióloga, Mestre em Microbiologia Agrícola e do Ambiente (UFRGS).

Fernanda Oliveira Rodrigues

Enfermeira Especialista em Agentes Infecto-Parasitários de Interesse Humano pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande (FURG), Rio Grande, RS. Graduação em Licenciatura em Enfermagem pela Escola Superior de Enfermagem de Leiria, Portugal. Enfermeira Residente em Terapia Intensiva do Grupo Hospitalar Conceição.

Pedro Eduardo Almeida da Silva

Professor Adjunto da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande (FURG), Rio Grande, Brasil. Farmacêutico-Bioquímico, Doutor em Microbiologia Molecular pela Universidad de Zaragoza (UNIZAR), Zaragoza, Espanha. . End.: Departamento de Patologia – FURG. Rua General Osório, s/no. Bairro Centro, Rio Grande-RS. CEP: 96200-400.

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Published

2011-03-18

How to Cite

Flach, J., Oliveira Rodrigues, F., & Almeida da Silva, P. E. (2011). HOSPITAL INFECTION TRANSMITTED THROUGH THE HANDS: IMPORTANCE, AWARENESS AND RESPONSIBILITY. VITTALLE - Revista De Ciências Da Saúde, 21(2), 25–36. Retrieved from https://periodicos.furg.br/vittalle/article/view/1371

Issue

Vol. 21 No. 2 (2009)

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