DIRECTING FUNCTION OF NURSE MANAGER AND ASSOCIATE NURSE'SCOMPLIANCE IN PRACTICING HAND HYGIENE

Abstract

Hand hygiene is a general term that applies to wash hands with antiseptic and handrub antiseptic. The implementation of operational
standards of handwashing compliance procedures requires directing function from the Nurse Manager. The purpose of this study
was to determine the relationship between directing function of Nurse manager and associate nurse compliance in performing ha nd
hygiene. The method used in this study was descriptive correlation with cross sectional approach. The population was all
implementing nurses at Inpatient Room of Ungaran General Hospital as many as 82 nurses. All samples were taken by total
sampling. The collecting data tool used a questionnaire of nurse’s perception on directing function of nurse manager and observation
sheet on hand hygiene. The research results showed that most of nurse manager performed good directing function as many as 76
people (92.7%), most of the nurses were compliance in practicing patient safety: five moment hand hygiene as many as 78 people
(95,1%). The result of statistical test using Fisher's Exact Test obtained p value of 0,001 (α = 0,05). There is a correlatio n between
nurse’s perception on directing function of nurse manager with associate nurse compliance in practicing hand hygiene in inpatient
room of Ungaran General Hospital. Nurses need to increase patient safety awareness and compliance hand hygiene to minimize th e
incidence of nosocomial infections.