Younhee Kang, Hyeyoung Hwang
An exploratory study of the practical impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on nursing tasks in clinical settings
Applied nursing research : ANR
despite preventable healthcareassociated infections known primary causes patient mortality morbidity threatening global public health though believed one competent dedicated cleaning staff member given right tools enough time prevent healthcareassociated infectious diseases room full doctors nurses cure discovered letaba hospital limpopo province south africa knowledge practices infection control among cleaning staff optimal proposed study aims evaluate impact training interventions cleaners knowledge levels practices phase 1 cleaners pretraining knowledge level practices perceptions regarding correct cleaning techniques assessed qualitative individual indepth interviews initial question read describe steps follow cleaning health facility phase 2a cleaning training program developed based south african qualification authority id 118730 healthcare cleaner occupational certificate curriculum center diseases control icans best practices environmental cleaning healthcare facilities resourcelimited settings phase 2b cleaning training intervention implemented phase 3 cleaners posttraining knowledge level practices perceptions reassessed compared pretraining findings standard protocol items recommendations interventional trial commonly known spirit guided development protocol protocol received ethical clearance number fhs22ph043005 august 2023 university venda human clinical trials research ethics committee protocol approval granted limpopo provincial department health lp202205028 october 2023 protocol registered south african national clinical trial registry findings study may provide baseline data upon healthcare facilities cleaner training qualification curriculum may developed addition protocol contributes application qualitative methodology intervention trial