Hand hygiene adherence is highly important in clinical practice and is influenced by various factors.
Aims
This study investigated the effect of multimodal intervention on nursing students ‘adherence to hand hygiene in clinical practice.
Methods
Internship nursing students were randomized into control (n = 20) and intervention (n = 26) groups. Adherence to hand hygiene was measured by self-report questionnaire and by observation. The intervention group received multimodal interventions for 1 week.
Findings
Results showed significant effects of multimodal intervention on adherence to hand hygiene in “before contact with the patient,” “before and after contact with the patient” situations, and at the beginning of medication administration, catheterization, vital sign measurement, and blood sugar testing.
Conclusion
The multimodal intervention improved adherence to hand hygiene in the intervention group. Given the importance of hand hygiene adherence by nursing students in all situations, designing and implementing context-based multimodal interventions are recommended as part of nursing students ‘educational programs.
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