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The perceptions of primary healthcare clinic nurses on implementation of standard precautions, in Leribe District Lesotho
Thesis (MNur)--Stellenbosch University, 2021.
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| spelling | oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/110088 The perceptions of primary healthcare clinic nurses on implementation of standard precautions, in Leribe District Lesotho Tsita, Sebueng Schutte, Loraine Bell, Janet Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. Dept. of Nursing & Midwifery. Primary health care -- Safety measures -- Lesotho Community health nurses -- Health and hygiene -- Lesotho Nosocomial infections -- Lesotho Nurses -- Safety measures -- Lesotho Nurses -- Attitudes -- Lesotho UCTD Thesis (MNur)--Stellenbosch University, 2021. ENGLISH SUMMARY : Background: Healthcare professionals are faced with the occupational risk of exposure to microorganisms in their daily routine work, leading to the acquision of healthcare associated infections. Suboptimal compliance to standard safety precautions, as the major infection prevention measures, was identified globally to be the major cause of healthcare associated infections affecting healthcare workers and, consequently, the patients. This study aimed to explore the perceptions of the nurses, the clinical healthcare providers at the clinics in Lesotho, on the implementation of standard precautions as protective measures against infections, in order to ensure safety in primary healthcare clinics. Methods: To explore the perceptions of primary healthcare nurses on the implementation of standard precautions in their workplace, individual interviews were conducted with participants from four purposefully selected clinics. Three participants from each of the three different nursing cadres were selected, adding up to a total of twelve participants. To establish these perceptions, understanding of standard precautions, individual practices as well as potential barriers to implementation of standard precautions were explored. Creswell’s method of data analysis was followed to reach the study objectives of this qualitative descriptive study. Results: Findings of this study reflect the participants’ adequate understanding of standard precautions among the participants, although standard precautions are not adequately enforced through training and supervision. Moreover, standard precautions are not adhered to as recommended and the barriers hindering adequate implementation of standard precautions, such as infrastructure limitations, procurement issues, cultural issues, work situations and discomfort were identified. Conclusion: There is a need to enforce the standard precautions through training and supportive supervision, whilst the guideline and operating procedure development can be followed to improve the consistent implementation of standard precautions. Procurement of adequate supply of equipment is also necessary in improving compliance to standard precautions. AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING : Professionele gesondheidswerkers staar die beroepsrisiko van blootstelling aan mikro-organismes in hulle daaglikse roetine werk in die gesig, wat tot die verkryging van gesondheidsorg geassosieerde infeksies lei. Suboptimale onderworpenheid aan die standaard voorkomingsmaatreëls om veiligheid te verseker, soos die meting van hoofinfeksies, is wêreldwyd geïdentifiseer as die hoofoorsaak van gesondheidsorg geassosieerde infeksies wat gesondheidswerkers affekteer en gevolglik ook die pasiënte. Die doel van hierdie studie is om die persepsies van verpleegsters, die kliniese gesondheidsverskaffers by die klinieke in Lesotho te ondersoek, oor die implementering van standaard voorkomingsmaatreëls as beskermende maatreëls teen infeksies om veiligheid in primêre gesondheidsorg klinieke te verseker. Metodes: Om die persepsies van primêre gesondheidsorg verpleegsters oor die implementering van standaard voorkomingsmaatreëls in hulle werkplek te ondersoek, is individuele onderhoude gedoen met deelnemers van vier doelbewus geselekteerde klinieke. Drie deelnemers vanuit elk van die drie verskillende verpleegkaders is geselekteer wat ‘n totaal van twaalf uitmaak. Om hierdie persepsies te bepaal, is die begrip van standaard voorkomingsmaatreëls, individuele praktyke, asook potensiële hindernisse vir die implementering van standaard voorkomingsmaatreëls ondersoek. Creswell se metode vir data-analise is gevolg om die studie se doelwitte van hierdie kwalitatiewe bekrywende studie te bereik. Resultate: Bevindings van hierdie studie het die deelnemers se voldoende begrip van die standaard voorkomingsmaatreëls onder deelnemers gereflekteer, alhoewel die standaard voorkomingsmaatreëls nie genoegsaam afgedwing is deur opleiding en toesighouding nie. Bowendien is standaard voorkomingsmaatreëls nie nagekom soos aanbeveel nie en die hindernisse wat voldoende implementering van standaard voorkomingsmaatreëls verhoed, soos infrastruktuurbeperkinge, verkrygingskwessies, kulturele kwessies, werksituasies en ongerief is geïdentifiseeer. Gevolgtrekking: Daar is ‘n behoefte om die standaard voorkomingsmaatreëls deur opleiding en ondersteunende toesighouding af te dwing, terwyl die riglyne en operasionele ontwikkelingsprosedure gevolg kan word om volgehoue implementering van standaard voorkomingsmaatreëls te verbeter. Verskaffing van voldoende voorsiening van toerusting is ook nodig om te voldoen aan standaard voorkomingsmaatreëls. Masters 2021-03-04T09:09:47Z 2021-04-21T14:39:48Z 2021-03-04T09:09:47Z 2021-04-21T14:39:48Z 2021-03 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/110088 en_ZA Stellenbosch University xiii, [81] pages ; illustrations, includes annexures application/pdf Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University |
| spellingShingle | Primary health care -- Safety measures -- Lesotho Community health nurses -- Health and hygiene -- Lesotho Nosocomial infections -- Lesotho Nurses -- Safety measures -- Lesotho Nurses -- Attitudes -- Lesotho UCTD Tsita, Sebueng The perceptions of primary healthcare clinic nurses on implementation of standard precautions, in Leribe District Lesotho |
| title | The perceptions of primary healthcare clinic nurses on implementation of standard precautions, in Leribe District Lesotho |
| title_full | The perceptions of primary healthcare clinic nurses on implementation of standard precautions, in Leribe District Lesotho |
| title_fullStr | The perceptions of primary healthcare clinic nurses on implementation of standard precautions, in Leribe District Lesotho |
| title_full_unstemmed | The perceptions of primary healthcare clinic nurses on implementation of standard precautions, in Leribe District Lesotho |
| title_short | The perceptions of primary healthcare clinic nurses on implementation of standard precautions, in Leribe District Lesotho |
| title_sort | perceptions of primary healthcare clinic nurses on implementation of standard precautions in leribe district lesotho |
| topic | Primary health care -- Safety measures -- Lesotho Community health nurses -- Health and hygiene -- Lesotho Nosocomial infections -- Lesotho Nurses -- Safety measures -- Lesotho Nurses -- Attitudes -- Lesotho UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/110088 |
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