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Running Head: PICOT RESEARCH1Topic: PICOT ResearchName:Instructor’s Name:Course Name: Qualitative StudiesDate:

PICOT RESEARCH2Background of StudyIntroduction/problemCleanliness of hands is very vital for medical practitioners and, specifically, the nurses who, in most cases, are in direct contact with the patients. Thus to prevent the transfer of hospital-acquired infections, the nurse and medical personnel are advised that they should wash their hands before and after having contact with the patient. The picot question thus was: Does washing hands among medical personnel reduce hospital transmitted infections? The question seeks to establish whether the nurse is aware of the dangers of not washing their hands on or before handling a patient. Also, they were trying to quantitively establish whether the nurses really wash their hands when treating patients, and if they do, is it before or after.Significance to nursingThe question is very significant to nursing by considering that nurses are the primary caregivers to patients in a hospital set up. There is a high chance of cross-infection taking place in the hospital if the nurses are not hygienic enough to guarantee that there is no transfer of pathogens from the patient to the nurse and vice versa. PurposeThe purpose of the patient being in a hospital is to be treated and not get other infections while in the hospital.There have been cases of transmission of diseases from nurses to patients due to the dirty hands of the nurse when handling the patient.Objective

PICOT RESEARCH3The objective is to know the level of awareness of nurses and in general, the care on the importance of washing hands before and after washing their handling patients.The other objective is to establish the regularity or the frequency in the washing of hands by the nurse, to know whether they wash their hands before or after or both.Research question The research question was: Does washing hands among medical personnel reduce hospital transmitted infections?How do these two articles support the nurse practice issue you chose?Both the articles support and agree that washing of hands is crucial for the nurses in the reduction of hospital-acquired inspection. Hospital-acquired infections have been a matter of discussion in the past with transfer from nurses to patients. In answering to the two questions, it will involve going through the abstract to see the relevance to the top and then looking at the methodology to see whether the articles are quantities: the presence of data collected in the field — the analysis of the data, discussion and the conclusion derived from the data.

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