The Performance, Attitude, and Perception towards Infection Control of Senior Nurses vis--vis Prevention of Hospital Acquired Hypotheses:

At the 0.05 level of significance, the following hypothesis will be tested:

1. There is no the relationship between performance and attitude towards the prevention of hospital acquired infection. 2. There is no significant relationship between performance and perception on infection control. 3. There is no significant relationship between attitude and perception on infection control.

This questionnaire is research construct. Demographics Length of service 0 1 year 1 2 years 2 3 years 3 4 years 4 5 years 5 6 years or more

Please put a check on the corresponding situation. Performance: Hand hygiene 1. Done before starting to work. 2. Done before and after each patient 3. Done after contact with a patients intact skin. 4. Done after touching blood, body fluids, secretions, excretions, contaminated item. 5. Done immediately after removing gloves. 6. Availability of liquid soap, bar soap, hand towel. 7. Hand washing technique posted in washing area. 8. Bar soap racks are water free. Very
Frequently Frequent ly Occasiona lly

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Attitude: Hand hygiene 1. When busy, Im reminded to do hand hygiene 2. Hand hygiene is my regular routine. 3. I forgot to do hand hygiene because of patients demand. 4. I have a duty to act as role model for

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my co-workers 5. I feel comfortable to remind my coworkers to do hand hygiene 6. Im confident that my hand hygiene technique is accurate in the recommended situation. 7. I follow the recommended length of time on hand washing.

Perception: Hand hygiene 1. I attend to seminar to increase my knowledge. 2. I understand the importance of hand hygiene to my patients. 3. I believe that I can motivate my other co-workers to comply with the standard of Infection Control. 4. I look for reading materials to be competent nurse 5. I know when to perform hand washing and hand rub. 6. I know that proper hand hygiene will decrease the incident of healthcare associated infection.

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Isolation Precaution Performance: Isolation Precaution 1. I see to it that I place the correct isolation precaution signage at the door, chart, and kardex to an infectious patient. 2. I use appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). 3. I regularly report any cases of infectious patient to the Infection Control Committee. 4. I follow the Infection Control Manual all the time. Very
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5. I check culture result for the presence of microbial growth. 6. I ask my supervisor/unit head if the stocks of Personal Protective Equipments (PPEs) are not available.

Attitude: Isolation Precaution 1. I double check the initial diagnosis, laboratory and radio result, assessment at the Emergency Room, and history prior to admitting a patient. 2. For any doubts on the history/assessment, I ask the resident to clarify my question. 3. I involved other health care members to be informed or warned about patients status. 4. I provide instruction to the family members to wear appropriate PPE. 5. I help admitting section on choosing appropriate room for infectious and non-infectious patients. 6. If I have new learning, I shared it with my co-nurses to educate and become competent in handling patients.

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Perception: Isolation Precaution 1. I check the policy on isolation precaution to increase my knowledge in handling different infectious cases. 2. When a handle a new case, I try to search the internet or books. 3. I feel comfortable on discussing my assignment to residents and consultants. 4. I attend different seminar/convention at least 2-3 times a year to update with the new trends. 5. During the daily rounds of the consultants, I listen to the assessment and diagnosis to be informed on the status of the patient.

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Disinfection Performance: Disinfection 1. I personally clean the following instruments (BP apparatus, stethoscope) before I use to patient. 2. I immediately clean used dressing to prevent contamination. 3. I check soaking solution if it is changed on time regularly. 4. I disinfect the port before giving intravenous medication. 5. During blood spill, I follow the recommended disinfection process based on the protocol. Very
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Attitude: Disinfection 1. I follow the infection control guidelines on disinfection. 2. I participate on the proper disinfection raise by the co-staff workers. 3. When in doubts on my decision, I rechecked through infection control manual 4. I correct wrong practiced to avoid contamination of the area. 5. I keep the area clean by dusting all surfaces every morning. 6. Spills on surfaces are properly cleaned and decontaminated.

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Perception: Disinfection 1. I dont recommend any practiced unless it is guided by infection control. 2. I check on the disinfecting solution for the effectiveness in the area. 3. I follow the instructions of my coworkers if I have question on disinfection 4. I correct my co-workers to follow

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disinfection dilution. 5. I always check all my supplies/solutions are properly stored. 6. I can answer questions on disinfection process without reviewing from the manual.