Selvrapportert atferd og holdninger knyttet til bruk av fingerringer under klinisk arbeid. En survey
blant norsk pleiepersonell
Engelsk titel: Self-reported behavior and attitudes towards ring wearing during clinical care. A survey among
Norwegian care personel
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Författare:
Fagernes, Mette
;
Fagermoen, May-Solveig
Email: mette.fagernes@siv.no
Språk: Nor
Antal referenser: 38
Dokumenttyp:
Artikel
UI-nummer: 11013160
Sammanfattning
Aim. To describe Norwegian care personnel’s self-reported behavior and attitudes towards ring wearing during clinical care.
Background. Despite international recommendations about no ring wearing during clinical care, fingerrings are worn by health care personnel
worldwide. Healthcare workers’ behavior and attitudes regarding ring wearing is previously not well defined.
Methods. Self administered survey. The questionnaire was distributed to 1170 randomly selected Norwegian nurses and nurses’ assistants May
2006. Multiple regression analysis was performed.
Findings. The response rate was 80.3%. Positive attitudes toward using rings during clinical care were found; 21.2% were positive to wearing
of plain wedding rings, 5.0 % toward non-plain wedding rings, and 2.2 % toward other rings. Of the participants regularly wearing wedding
ring private, 28.6% reported that they never or seldom removed their wedding ring at work. Multivariate regression analysis revealed significant
impact of age, hospital, and unit on attitudes toward the wearing of wedding rings. Gender, unit, and size of position held had significant impact
on use of wedding rings during clinical care. Significant correlation between attitude and behavior was found.
Conclusions. Behavior and attitudes among Norwegian care personnel is contradictory to recommendations given regarding ring wearing at
work.