Conhecimento de profissionais de enfermagem sobre risco de infecção hospitalar em pacientes internados em UTI.

Abstract

The nosocomial infection (NI) is understood as that which is acquired after the admission of the patient and it is manifested during hospitalization or after discharge that can be related to hospitalization or hospital procedures. In the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) patients are more exposed to the risk of infection, due to their clinical condition and the diversity of invasive procedures. The aim of this study is to analyze the knowledge of nurses about the risk of nosocomial infection during patient care in the intensive care unit at the Hospital de Cajazeiras. This is a quantitative and qualitative research conducted in the ICU of the Hospital Regional de Cajazeiras (HRC), and a sample of ten professional nurses working in that sector. Data were collected through an instrument containing items to characterize the sample and open questions which helped the collective subject discourse and qualitative analysis technique. Quantitative data were analyzed using the index of frequency and percentage. It was found that the majority of the study subjects were married female, aged 20 to 40 years old. The number of professionals has a prevalence of practical nurses with a training time of mostly 2-5 years. The results showed that hospital infection is caused by microorganisms present in the hospital environment. Invasive procedures and not washing hands tend to develop nosocomial infection. Standard precautions and aseptic technique when performing invasive procedures are measures that prevent and control the onset of infection. The survey analyzed the knowledge of healthcare professionals about the risk of patients acquiring an infection in the intensive care unit and observed that the hospital staff is still in need of further information about the control of nosocomial infection.