Researchers conducted a study of triage emergency department nurses at two university hospitals to assess compliance with respiratory hygiene. A voluntary questionnaire was also administered to gauge nurses’ attitudes, perceptions and knowledge of respiratory hygiene.
Their study showed the average observed compliance rate with respiratory hygiene measures was 22 percent, even though nurses’ perceived compliance rate was 68 percent. In addition, the survey showed the average actual knowledge score on respiratory hygiene was 75 percent. Nearly a third of nurses cited tendency to forget (37.8 percent) and discomfort of masks (35.1 percent) as obstacles in complying with mask use.
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