The Influence of Knowledge on Standard Precautions, Nursing Professionalism, and Organizational Culture for Infection Control on Hospital Nurses’ Performance with Guidelines for Standard Precautions

Abstract

Purpose: This descriptive research study was conducted to examine hospital nurses’ knowledge of standard precautions, nursing professionalism, and organizational culture for infection control and their performance with guidelines for standard precautions, as well as to identify factors influencing the performance with guidelines for standard precautions. Methods: The study participants were 179 nurses with more than 6 months of experience working at a general hospital. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS version 28.0. Factors influencing performance with guidelines for standard precautions were identified by multiple regression analysis. Results: The factors affecting performance with guidelines for the standard precaution were infection control organizational culture (β=.29, p=.001), knowledge of standard precautions (β=.23, p=.001), and clinical experience (≥5) (β=-.15, p=.029), with a total explanatory power of approximately 29%. Conclusion: This study identified variables that could affect hospital nurses’ performance with guidelines for standard precautions, making a novel contribution to the literature. The results of this study can be used as a basis for improving the management of medical-related infections and as basic data that can enhance the implementation of guidelines on standard precautions by hospital nurses.