KNOWLEDGE OF NURSING STUDENTS OF SAFETY PATIENT: EMPHASIS ON HAND HYGIENE

Abstract

This study aimed to assess the knowledge of nursing students about handwashing . descriptive, qualitative study, conducted in a University of Fortaleza- Ce. The participants were 25 students enrolled in the last semester of the nursing course. The sample was closed by theoretical saturation. Data collection was carried out between September and November 2015.  Data analysis was by the method of analysis of content proposed by Bardin. Of the total of 25 respondents , the cleaning technique of hands was mentioned as a basic measure of security for professional and patient. There was appreciation for academic pharmacological aspects , which may be associated with the practice of drug administration . The safe transport and safe surgery were seldom mentioned by graduate students. The difficulties to carry out the cleaning technique of hands mentioned may serve as a theoretical north to develop strategies for these complicating be overcome.