Effect of Creative Problem Solving on Practices in Prevention of Multidrug-Resistant Organism Transmission Among Nurses in a General Hospital
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The correct practices in prevention of multidrug-resistant organism (MDRO) transmission of nurses can prevent hospital-associated infections. The purpose of this quasi-experimental study was to compare the practices in prevention of MDRO transmission of nurses in a general hospital before and after using the creative problem solving. Duration of the study was from May 2019 to April 2020. The samples were 14 Intensive Care Unit nurses of a general hospital. The study tools included the creative problem-solving meeting plan, the demographic data questionnaire, and the observation checklist of practices in prevention of MDRO transmission. Data was analyzed by using descriptive statistics and chi-square test.
The activities proposed by the samples to prevent MDRO transmission using the creative problem solving included reviewing knowledge on prevention of MDRO transmission, preparing of ready to use personal protect equipment, hand hygiene promotion by conducting hand hygiene contest, providing hand hygiene knowledge board, and providing hand hygiene equipment. After implementing the creative problem-solving, correct practices in prevention of MDRO transmission of the samples increased significantly from 59.9 % to 76 % (p-value < 0.01).
This study revealed that the creative problem-solving can be used to determine the appropriate problem-solving in the context of working units and increase correct practices in prevention of MDRO transmission among nurses.
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