Study Document
Nurse Lit Review Type of Research Study
Nurse Lit Review
TYPE OF RESEARCH STUDY - Quantitative or qualitative
Descriptive, correlational, experimental, quasi-experimental, phenomenological, grounded theory ethnographic, historical
SAMPLE METHOD & SAMPLE SIZE
Knoll, Lautenschlager & Lipp (2009). British Journal of Nursing.
Impact of workload on hygiene practices.
Quantitative.
Experimental.
trials of nursing staff.
Statistical.
Enforcing hygiene practices has practical healing benefits for nurses.
Souweine, B. et al. (2009). Intensive Care Medical Journal.
Compared hygiene practices. Hand rubbing vs. hand washing.
Quantitative.
Experimental.
person nursing staff.
Workers completed self report questionnaires.
Hand rubbing with alcohol is preferred to handwashing in some instances.
Creedon, S. (2006). International Journal of Nursing Technologies and Classifications.
Observe health worker compliance in handwashing guidelines.
Quantitative.
Quasi-experimental.
73 doctors and nurses in an Irish ICU.
Questionnaire responses.
Knowledge of handwashing guidelines can lead to positive outcomes.
Allen, L. et al. (2014). Nevada RNformation.
Compared hand washing with hand sanitizer.
Quantitative.
Descriptive.
Literature review.
Statistical.
Hand washing was prescribed for killing certain bacteria.
Evans & Breshears, (2007).
How hand washing affects chiropractic practices.
Quantitative.
Correlation.
150 students randomly selected took survey
Survey results.
Reasonable control measures regarding hand washing need to be implemented in chiropractic teaching organizations.
Narrative
The issue of hygiene seems outdated in many ways as antiseptics and antibiotics are seemingly everywhere. The ability to keep things clean in any medical environment creates the likelihood of success of healing that much more. The literature reviewed in this exercise demonstrates the many avenues of approach in learning more about hygiene and hand washing as an effective and practical technique that can demonstrate a significant ability to increase the ability for nurses to assist in the healing process and become a more integral part of the healing process. This review will demonstrate the need and presence of hand washing routines placed at health center location.
Knoll et al. (2009) revealed that empirical experimentation involving nurses applying hand washing techniques can significantly impact the ways that medical health care units can improve their practices. They wrote " the distinct and significant loss of nursing staff compliance with hand hygiene guidelines as a result of workload and a lack of qualified nursing staff, is a sure sign of insufficient organization of procedures." (p.223). This literature reflects the need for nurses to be reminded of the importance of such efforts and reveals the difficulties of implementing new routines in to old methods of performance.
The issue of hand hygiene and hand washing becomes more complicated…
Sample Source(s) Used
References
Allen, L., & et al. . (2014). Professionalism in Nursing. Nevada RNFormation, 18(1).
Creedon, S.A. (2005). Healthcare workers' hand decontamination practices: compliance with recommended guidelines. Journal of advanced nursing, 51(3), 208-216.
Evans, M.W., Breshears, J., Campbell, A., Husbands, C., & Rupert, R. (2007). Assessment and risk reduction of infectious pathogens on chiropractic treatment tables. Chiropractic & osteopathy, 15(1), 8.
Knoll, M., Lautenschlaeger, C., & Borneff-Lipp, M. (2010). The impact of workload on hygiene compliance in nursing. British Journal of Nursing, 19(16), S18-S22.
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