Barriers to Learning Healthcare-Associated Infections Prevention and Control during Clinical Practicum among Nursing Students in Korea: A Focus Group Study

Eunyoung Park, Hyung-Ran Park () and Ji-Hye Lee
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Eunyoung Park: College of Nursing, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 35015, Republic of Korea
Hyung-Ran Park: Department of Nursing Science, College of Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 28644, Republic of Korea
Ji-Hye Lee: Department of Nursing Science, College of Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 28644, Republic of Korea

IJERPH, 2023, vol. 20, issue 14, 1-13

Abstract: Healthcare-associated infections (HAI) refer to infections that patients may acquire from healthcare facilities through nursing activities. Nursing students involved in patient care are regularly exposed to an array of pathogens and clinical practicum is essential for them to appropriately practice HAI prevention and control. This study aimed to explore the barriers to learning HAI prevention and control experienced by nursing students during their clinical practicum. A qualitative study was performed using focus group interviews. A total of 12 nursing students from South Korea, consisting of six third-year students and six fourth-year students, were enrolled. Both groups had taken clinical practicum courses. Data were collected using semi-structured questions and analyzed with conventional content analysis. Barriers experienced by the participants when learning HAI prevention and control were limited learning opportunities, inadequate infection control-related knowledge, inadequate practicum experience, and passive learning attitudes. Addressing the identified barriers would allow nursing students to effectively acquire infection control competencies during their clinical practicum.

Keywords: healthcare-associated infections; nursing students; barriers; qualitative research (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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