En undersökning om följsamhet till basala hygienrutiner och kläder på en akutmotaggning
en kvantitativ observationsstudie
AbstractHygiene plays an important role in health care to prevent contamination. Their lack of application of the basal hygienrutinera is a major cause for the spread of microorganisms occurs. The purpose of this study is to examine how rules of basic hygiene and clothing followed in the emergency department a quantentative approach involving the observation was to collect data on this activity. The data collection went on for 1 week at the emergency room, where hospital staff including doctors, nurses and assistant nurses was observed. The study showed that staff at the emergency department did not fully comply to the rules for basic hygiene routines. The study included 30 people and 64 observations. The compliance was 19 % to basic hygiene routines (hand desinfection, use of gloves and disposable aprons) and 83% to rules of clothing, hair and jewelry. This study argues that the emergency department at Uppsala University Hospital should take action to improve these results.