Conocimientos y práctica del lavado de manos en el personal de enfermería del servicio de emergencia Hospital Simón Bolívar, Cajamarca
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2025-02-27
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Universidad Nacional de Trujillo
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El presente estudio es descriptivo correlacional de tipo transversal-prospectivo se realizó en el Hospital Simón Bolívar de Cajamarca durante el periodo noviembre a diciembre de 2023. Su propósito fue investigar la relación entre el conocimiento y la aplicación del lavado de manos en el personal de enfermería.
La muestra para el estudio incluyó a 40 enfermeros que trabajan en el área de emergencia del Hospital Simón Bolívar en Cajamarca, los cuales cumplían con los criterios de selección definidos.
Para la recolección de datos, se empleó un cuestionario diseñado para evaluar el grado de comprensión, así como una Guía de Observación destinada a registrar la ejecución del lavado de manos.
Los hallazgos indicaron que el 10% del personal mostró un grado de conocimiento elevado, mientras que la mayoría obtuvo resultados que reflejaban un nivel medio (60%) o bajo (30%) de comprensión en el tema. De igual manera, el lavado de manos represento el 7.5% de las enfermeras lo realiza de forma adecuada, mientras que el 92.5% demuestra una ejecución incorrecta.
Basándonos en los resultados del análisis de Chi Cuadrado (p = 0.003), podemos inferir que existe una correlación significativa entre el nivel de conocimiento y la ejecución del lavado de manos.
This descriptive correlational cross-sectional prospective research was conducted in the emergency department of the Simón Bolívar Hospital in Cajamarca between November and December 2023 with the aim of determining the relationship between knowledge and practice of handwashing among nursing staff. The sample universe consisted of 40 nursing professionals from the emergency department of the Simón Bolívar Hospital in the city of Cajamarca who met the established inclusion criteria. For data collection, a questionnaire designed to evaluate the degree of understanding was used, as well as an Observation Guide intended to record the execution of hand washing. The results revealed that only 10% of nurses in the emergency department had a high level of knowledge, while the highest values were obtained for a medium level of knowledge (60%) and low level of knowledge (30%). Likewise, in relation to hand washing practice, 7.5% of nurses performed the practice correctly and 92.5% performed it incorrectly. Based on the results of the Chi Square analysis (p = 0.003), we can infer that there is a significant evaluation between the level of knowledge and the execution of hand washing
This descriptive correlational cross-sectional prospective research was conducted in the emergency department of the Simón Bolívar Hospital in Cajamarca between November and December 2023 with the aim of determining the relationship between knowledge and practice of handwashing among nursing staff. The sample universe consisted of 40 nursing professionals from the emergency department of the Simón Bolívar Hospital in the city of Cajamarca who met the established inclusion criteria. For data collection, a questionnaire designed to evaluate the degree of understanding was used, as well as an Observation Guide intended to record the execution of hand washing. The results revealed that only 10% of nurses in the emergency department had a high level of knowledge, while the highest values were obtained for a medium level of knowledge (60%) and low level of knowledge (30%). Likewise, in relation to hand washing practice, 7.5% of nurses performed the practice correctly and 92.5% performed it incorrectly. Based on the results of the Chi Square analysis (p = 0.003), we can infer that there is a significant evaluation between the level of knowledge and the execution of hand washing
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Conocimiento
Práctica de Lavado de Manos