Files
Download Full Text (693 KB)
Description
Personal protective equipment (PPE) is used to minimize infection transmission from patient to healthcare worker, or vice versa. During a clinical rotation in a large urban teaching hospital, it was noted that a number of nurses failed to adhere to proper PPE policies. A literature review focusing on thirty-two studies found that average nurse compliance to proper PPE is 34%. This review included an overall discussion of factors affecting compliance, as well as a more in-depth review of the effect of education on PPE compliance, how comfort and proper fitting affects compliance, and the general effectiveness of PPE when used properly. This literature review also indicated that major factors affecting compliance were perception of risk of infection, quality of education received, and the comfort/fit of PPE. These findings support the intervention of emphasizing the importance of PPE adherence through providing "donning and doffing" education for nurses.
Publication Date
4-2022
Disciplines
Arts and Humanities | Business | Education | Engineering | Higher Education | Life Sciences | Medicine and Health Sciences | Physical Sciences and Mathematics | Social and Behavioral Sciences
Recommended Citation
Ballard, Christen; Carpenter, Hannah; Harper, Skyler; Marcum, Angela; and White, Suzi, "Encouraging Increased PPE Compliance: A Quality Improvement Project" (2022). 2022 Celebration of Student Scholarship - Poster Presentations. 28.
https://scholarworks.moreheadstate.edu/celebration_posters_2022/28
Included in
Arts and Humanities Commons, Business Commons, Engineering Commons, Higher Education Commons, Life Sciences Commons, Medicine and Health Sciences Commons, Physical Sciences and Mathematics Commons, Social and Behavioral Sciences Commons