Nurses' views of infection control: an interview study

• Published in: Journal of advanced nursing Vol. 19; no. 6; p. 1121
• Main Authors: Gould, D, Ream, E
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.06.1994
• Subjects: Cross Infection - epidemiology; Cross Infection - prevention & control; Cross Infection - transmission; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Hospital Units; Humans; Infection Control - instrumentation; Infection Control - methods; Infection Control Practitioners - supply & distribution; Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional; Nursing Staff, Hospital - education; Nursing Staff, Hospital - psychology; Risk Factors; Surveys and Questionnaires

An interview study was conducted among 173 nurses in two hospitals to explore their views concerning infection risks to themselves and patients and to identify any problems they perceived in safely performing infection control precautions during routine activities. Subjects were interested in the to...