2017, Number 2
Educate to heal in the prevention of urinary tract infections in patients with bladder catheter installed
Ortiz-Luis SR
Language: Spanish
References: 0
Page: 125-132
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ABSTRACT
Introduction: Educate to heal in the prevention of infections related to health care, ensures social progress for its economic importance and a challenge for health institutions and care personnel.Objective: To evaluate the effect of a training strategy to improve compliance with the indicator Prevention of urinary tract infections in patients with installed bladder catheter.
Methods: Intervention study, with 39 nurses, for the initial and final evaluation of compliance with basic criteria, the data collection format No. 1 (F1-PIVUPSVI /05) was used. Data were processed with SPSS V-17, descriptive and inferential analyzes were performed with Student’s t-test, analysis of variance and Pearson’s correlation coefficient.
Results: An increase of 21 percentage points (42% to 63%) was achieved in post-training compliance; the largest increase of 46% (31%-77%) was in the criteria for recording the patient’s hygienic measures.
Conclusion: The training strategy produced changes in favor of compliance with the indicator Prevention of urinary tract infections in patients with installed bladder catheter.