Keywords:
Professional Issues, Management, Professional issues, Radiographers, CT, Digital radiography, MR, Education, Health policy and practice, Education and training, Patterns of Care, Quality assurance, Not applicable, Experimental, Performed at one institution
Authors:
T. C. P. L. Guerreiro1, L. P. V. Ribeiro2, A. F. Abrantes3, S. Rodrigues3, R. Raposo3, F. Soares3, R. P. P. Almeida4, H. S. Ponte3; 1Santiago Do Cacém/PT, 2Parchal/PT, 3Faro/PT, 4Faro /PT
DOI:
10.26044/ecr2020/C-10693
Results
Questionnaire Data
- 23 participants (82.1%) considered that the hands hygienization have a high impact on nosocomial infections prevention;
- 20 (71.4%) Radiographers know that the hands are the most common vehicle of pathogenic microorganisms transmission;
- All the participants use their mobile phones in hospital;
- 23 (82.1%) doesn’t disinfect their mobile phone.
Knowledge
We select seven questions and evaluate the number of correct answers.
- 16 Radiographers (57.1%) had a correct percentage of responses between 25 and 50%.
- Only 1 (3.6%) between 75 and 100% (Fig. 4).
Contamination and Microorganisms
The contamination rate in mobile phones, before and after clinical practice, showed a growth of 98.2%. Highlighting:
- Staphylococcus Epidermidis (37.4%)
- Staphylococcus Aureus (16.3%)
- Gram-positive Bacilli (14.6%)
The microorganisms identified at the Department are the same except a fungus suggestive of Candida Albicans in the Department ( Fig. 5).
The Antibiotic Resistance Test was realized on 8 Staphylococcus Aureus selected randomly (from mobile phones and Department). Out of these, 1 was Oxacillin Resistant, from mobile phones.
Inferential Statistical Data
Regarding the number of colonies before and after the clinical practice (Fig. 6):
- 13 participants had a lower number of colonies after clinical practice;
- 3 had more colonies after clinical practice;
- 12 had the same number of colonies before and after clinical practice.
The determinant factor for this may be the hands hygienization during the clinical practice.