A Study to Assess the Obstacles to Hand Washing Among Nursing Students
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Hand washing is vital in the medical industry to prevent cross contamination and disease transmission among hospital staff. Our study aimed to identify hand-washing barriers among nursing students. A study examined nursing students' handwashing barriers. Methodology: Descriptive study done among 1st and 2nd year BSc students using purposive sampling and a self-prepared, expert-validated questionnaire. Before collecting samples, researchers described the study's goal. Poor knowledge score. Excellent. IQ) Objective-based data analysis. Results-According to scidemographic factors, 87 % of the students are below 19 years old, and 161 (82.14%) are female. Most students have completed 12th grade (51.2%), and 189 (96.43%) are unmarried. 53.57 percent of students had average clinical practise obstacles in the survey. 27.4% sewed handwashing barriers. 19.39% never have handwashing barriers. To minimise hospital-acquired infections, students must be educated and motivated about the need of hand washing throughout clinical procedures.
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