Father Saturnino Urios University

San Francisco St. Butuan City 8600, Region XIII

Caraga, Philippines
Nursing Program

Name: Chrizley Shawn C. Deronia Year and Section: BSN – N21

Clinical Instructor: Ms. Maria Katrina Costiniano
Day 2: Evidence Based Report

I. Title/Topic

Helping a community to improve hygiene and sanitation

II. Research Findings

As we all know, cleanliness starts within our home, however there are things which is beyond
our control that may lead us to certain circumstances. For instance, the main issues that usually
occur in communities are poor hygiene and sanitation wherein it always correlates to penury. Under
such issues are by having insufficient water supply, filthy environment, inadequate toilet facility,
improper garbage disposal etc. Moreover, situations like this happens at urban places where
management and inadequate education are not present. We are aware that habits begin with the
parents and can be passed on to the children. When parents do not appear to care about hand
washing, and schools lack the necessary facilities, so children are growing up without the habit.
Despite all the under prevailing conditions, there are tons of ways to improve their practices to
avoid serious possible cross-infections and diseases. Just like for some, that washing alone with
water is already sufficient especially to before eating meals in reason of they thought it is not a
priority that is why they feel relaxed about it. But little did they know that by such simple habit, it
can prevent them from acquiring small or big diseases, where in fact on the other hand, we cannot
blame them for some reasons especially to culture aspect. Unfortunately, in poor places, public
health issues are frequently highlighted in institutional settings such as municipal services, hospitals,
environmental sanitation, and so on. There is a reluctance to recognize the house as a setting of
equal importance in the chain of illness transmission in the community, alongside public institutions.
To maximize the return on public health efforts, managers of home and community hygiene must
work together. Nevertheless, we must also consider such situations wherein in places like this are
far from health facilities and by that, they’re less likely to be prioritized.
III. Conclusion

Infection control necessitates a high level of hygiene. Any attempt to cut back on
integrated sanitation, clean water, and hygiene practices will result in severe infection-
related morbidity and mortality. Educating the population on the basics of hygiene can
help to fix the problem and lower the likelihood of getting sick. I suppose that the
majority of the lectures will be geared toward teaching proper hygiene and sanitation to
people who live in impoverished areas. Furthermore, they must also be informed that
instead of depending on inexperienced traditional healers, people should establish the
habit of personal hygiene and attend a neighborhood health post if available. Also, that it
is proven when people learn with facts and see the impact, they are more likely to modify
their behavior. They should be persuaded of the advantages at the outset. It is quite
beneficial to influence elders and respected people since others would follow their words
and example. Our first objective, however, should be to persuade people that they
should and can take action to improve their behavior. Knowing, changing habits is
difficult, especially when the new behaviors are inconvenient. That is why, as vital as
technical solutions are, hygiene and sanitation work does not solely focus on them.

IV. Analysis

The importance of the nurse in hygienic practice has long been emphasized.
During the Crimean War in 1854, Florence Nightingale implemented a significant
reform in the care of injured soldiers, primarily through raising cleanliness standards.
HCAI mortality was drastically reduced because of this (Kelly 2012; Swanson &
Wojnar 2004). Even today, the nurse plays a critical role in the prevention of HCAI.
The nurse has the broadest nursing knowledge and thus serves as the natural leader
for coworkers in the everyday care of the patient, including cleanliness (Björling &
Matiasson 2008). The ability of nurses to instruct and motivate employees to
maintain proper hygiene practices is critical to effective infection control (Lindh et al.
2013).
V. Reference

KJ Nath. Pages S19-S28 (Aug 6, 2010).

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/0960312031000102778

Hygiene and sanitation – Footsteps 97

https://learn.tearfund.org/en/resources/footsteps/footsteps-91-100/footsteps-
97/helping-a-community-to-improve-hygiene-and-sanitation

Browall, T., Walfridsson I., Nilsson J., & Eklund A. J., (Mar 26, 2014).
https://www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:719703/FULLTEXT01.pdf