Relationship among safety culture, nursing care, and Standard Precautions adherence

Amanda J Hessels; Teri Wurmser

doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2019.11.008

Relationship among safety culture, nursing care, and Standard Precautions adherence

Am J Infect Control. 2020 Mar;48(3):340-341. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2019.11.008. Epub 2019 Dec 18.

Authors

Amanda J Hessels¹, Teri Wurmser²

Affiliations

¹ Columbia University, School of Nursing, New York, NY; Hackensack Meridian Health, Ann May Center for Nursing and Allied Health, Neptune, NJ. Electronic address: Amanda.Hessels@HackensackMeridian.org.
² Hackensack Meridian Health, Ann May Center for Nursing and Allied Health, Neptune, NJ.

PMID: 31862164
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2019.11.008

Abstract

Standard Precautions (SP) are an essential, although unmet, component of nursing care. Understanding conditions fostering the integration of SP within nursing workflow is imperative. This research describes the relationships among patient safety culture, adherence to SP, and missed nursing care.

Keywords: Infection prevention; Missed care; Occupational safety and health; Patient safety culture; Standard Precautions.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Cross Infection / prevention & control
Guideline Adherence / statistics & numerical data*
Humans
Infection Control / statistics & numerical data*
Nursing, Practical / statistics & numerical data*
Patient Safety / statistics & numerical data
Safety Management / statistics & numerical data*
Universal Precautions / statistics & numerical data*