Evidence-based practice ; Infection control ; Knowledge ; Performance ; Intensive care unit
Abstract
Purpose: This study was to identify the level of knowledge and performances on evidence-based infection control
and influencing factors on performance among nurses in intensive care unit. Methods: A descriptive crosssectional
survey design was used. Two hundred thirty-nine nurses at intensive care units were conveniently
recruited from seven hospitals located in Seoul and Kyounggi province. Data were collected with a questionnaire
survey about evidence-based infection control. Data were analyzed using SPSS/WIN 17.0 program. Results: Both
level of knowledge (mean 9.15 out of 19) on preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia and central venous
catheter induced bloodstream infection, and performance on evidence-based infection control (1.94 out of 4) were
moderate. Performance of evidence-based practice for infection control was related to reading research articles
regularly, professional satisfaction, and taken education course. Conclusion: These results indicate that systematic
and organizational strategies for enhancing evidence-based infection control are needed to improve quality
of intensive nursing care.