The Effect Of The Hand Hygiene History On Student Attitudes In Applying Hand Hygiene In Clinical Nursing Practice Amalia Rizki Radika, Made Sumarwati, Koernia Nanda Pratama
Keperawatan FIKes Universitas Jenderal Soedirman
Abstract
Various media in hand hygiene topic has been developed in order to make it easier for students to master the procedure, but building a positive attitude in practice related to applied this skill has not been widely developed. This study aimed to explore the development of positive attitudes about hand hygiene behaviour in clinical practice through learning hand hygiene history. A quasi experiment used pre and post-tests with control group design were conducted. The sampling technique used total sampling. The sample was 54 students and divided into the intervention group and the control group. Data collected using questionnaires and paired t test, and unpaired t test was applied to analyse the data. This study showed a significant difference between intervention and control groups on the value of attitudes (p = 0,021). Therefore, knowing the history of hand hygiene improved students attitudes on hand hygiene behaviour in the clinical field significantly. Some implications for teaching are also provided.
Keywords: booklet, hand hygiene, the history of hand hygiene
