Empowering hospital-associated infection prevention and control: A quasi-experimental study on the effect of scenario-based simulation training

• Published in: Nurse education in practice Vol. 76; p. 103936
• Main Authors: Lee, Soon-Hee, Yang, In-Suk
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Scotland Elsevier Ltd 01.03.2024; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Adherence; Catheters; Chi-square test; Control groups; Cross infection; Disease control; Disease prevention; Educational Needs; Educational programs; Guideline Adherence; Health care; Hospitals; Humans; Infection Control; Infection control nurses; Knowledge; Lifelong Learning; Medical technology; Nurse education; Nurses; Nursing education; Patient Safety; Patients; Personal protective equipment; Power, Psychological; Precautions; Prevention; Public health; Quasi-experimental methods; Registered Nurse; Self Efficacy; Simulation; Simulation Training; Staphylococcus infections; Universal Precautions; Self Efficacy; Guideline Adherence; Nurse education; Registered Nurse; Cross infection; Universal Precautions; Knowledge; Simulation training; Infection control
• ISSN: 1471-5953; 1873-5223
• DOI: 10.1016/j.nepr.2024.103936

This study aimed to investigate the effect of scenario-based simulation training on infection control, specifically in terms of knowledge, self-efficacy and adherence to standard precautions. Hospital-associated infections can pose a threat to patient safety and are a critical public health issue that requires attention. This quasi-experimental study employed a pre-test/post-test design using a nonequivalent control group. Infection control nurses were randomly assigned to two groups using lottery methods. The experimental group received scenario-based simulation training, whereas both the experimental and control groups received conventional education. Data were collected from 27 August to 1 December 1 2022. The chi-square test and t-test were used for data analysis. The mean scores for knowledge of infection prevention and control (t = 3.679, p < 0.001) and self-efficacy (t = 2.444, p = 0.018) were significantly higher in the experimental group than in the control group. Furthermore, the mean score for adherence to standard precautions was significantly higher in the experimental group than in the control group (t = 2.030, p = 0.048). Our results suggest that scenario-based simulation training for infection control might be effective in improving knowledge, self-efficacy and adherence to standard precautions. Scenario-based simulation training for infection control may be an effective educational intervention to enhance knowledge, self-efficacy and adherence to standard precautions, thus empowering nurses in infection prevention and control.