Perception of health professionals about transmission and containment mechanisms of hospital infections

Abstract

Introduction: Nosocomial Infection (NI) is an infection acquired after the patient's hospitalization, which can manifest even after discharge. The prevention of NI involves the qualification of the multidisciplinary team, as well as the provision of supplies for its prevention. Objective: To understand the perception of professionals from a teaching hospital in the South of the country about the mechanisms of transmission and containment of hospital infections. Methods: This is a descriptive, qualitative and phenomenological study, where professionals from the most diverse categories answered a questionnaire containing 15 objective and 4 subjective questions. The objective questions were based on the Likert scale, in turn, the subjective questions were analyzed using Bardin's speech. Results: 17 professionals (4 nurses, 5 nursing technicians, 4 physiotherapists and 4 physicians) comprised the sample, only 3 were men. Most agreed that the hospital provides antimicrobial soap (n = 10) and 70% alcohol (n = 14), there search participants were unanimous in pointing out the etiology of hospital origin and that the prevention of NI is closely related to organizational aspects. Conclusion: The professionals interviewed demonstrate that they know the control mechanisms of the HI, however, they emphasize the deficient commitment of the multidisciplinary team for such control.