Table 5 Barriers to compliance of standard precautions
Barriers to compliance of standard precautions | Never | Rarely | Sometimes | Often | Always | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F | % | F | % | F | % | F | % | F | % | |
Compliance during emergency puts patients at risk | 17 | 17.0 | 8 | 8.0 | 50 | 50 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 |
Complying with SP interferes with the ability to provide care | 26 | 26.0 | 10 | 10.0 | 38 | 38.0 | 19 | 19.0 | 7 | 7.0 |
Exposure to infection is unanticipated | 17 | 17.0 | 19 | 19.0 | 39 | 39.0 | 15 | 15.0 | 10 | 10.0 |
Patient care demands does not allow ample time to comply with SP | 9 | 9.0 | 12 | 12.0 | 44 | 44.0 | 26 | 26.0 | 9 | 9.0 |
Unavailability of equipment | 10 | 10.0 | 3 | 3.0 | 74 | 74.0 | 7 | 7.0 | 6 | 6.0 |
Patients do not pose a risk | 25 | 25.0 | 12 | 12.0 | 38 | 38.0 | 17 | 17.0 | 8 | 8.0 |
Protective gear is uncomfortable | 25 | 25.0 | 12 | 12.0 | 42 | 42.0 | 16 | 16.0 | 5 | 5.0 |
Ineffective equipment | 10 | 10.0 | 12 | 12.0 | 60 | 60.0 | 12 | 12.0 | 6 | 6.0 |
Wearing protective equipment might cause fear in patients | 19 | 19.0 | 11 | 11.0 | 63 | 63.0 | 4 | 4.0 | 3 | 3.0 |
PPE is not conveniently located to enable use | 17 | 17.0 | 10 | 10.0 | 53 | 53.0 | 17 | 17.0 | 3 | 3.0 |
Practice of SP is time consuming | 30 | 30.0 | 11 | 11.0 | 45 | 45.0 | 9 | 9.0 | 5 | 5.0 |