KEPATUHAN 5 WAKTU MENCUCI TANGAN PADA PPDS ILMU BEDAH DI RUANG IRNA BEDAH A RSUD DR. SOETOMO SURABAYA

• Main Author: Emeralda Brilian Agnia, NIM011411131076
• Format: Theses and Dissertations NonPeerReviewed
• Language: English; English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://repository.unair.ac.id/68504/1/abstrak.pdf; http://repository.unair.ac.id/68504/2/full%20text.pdf; http://repository.unair.ac.id/68504/
• Institution: Universitas Airlangga

Background: Nosocomial infection is one of major problems in the hospital. Nosocomial infections may lead to longer hospital stay and increased health care costs. Broadly speaking, nosocomial infections can be transmitted in three ways, namely cross-infection, autoinfection, and environmental infection. The habit of hand hygiene remains the most important intervention in the control of nosocomial infections. Method: This research design was a descriptive research by observing the opportunity, indication and action of hand hygiene applied. The method used in this study was data collection through direct observation of the research subjects namely Surgery Residents in IRNA Bedah A RSUD Dr. Soetomo Surabaya until 100 opportunities were completed. Results: From 100 opportunities, there were 144 indications of hand hygiene. The most prevalent indication was the moment after touching the patient (37,2%). The most preferred technique was handrub using alcohol-based antiseptic (65,2%). Total compliance of hand hygiene in Surgery Residents in IRNA Bedah A RSUD Dr. Soetomo was 23%. Conclusion: Compliance of 5 Moments of Hand Hygiene in Surgery Residents in IRNA Bedah A on October 2017 was still very low. There were several factors that might influence their level of compliance in hand hygiene appropriately and routinely, so interventions were needed to improve the hand hygiene compliance of those Surgery Residents.