Experience of Operating Room Nurses in Participating in Perioperative Antibiotic Prophylaxis Practices:A Qualitative Study
Objective To explore the practical experiences and viewpoints of operating room nurses'participation in perioperative antimicrobial prophylaxis(PAP),and to provide reference for formulating targeted intervention measures and quality improvement rnanagement.Methods From October 2022 to May 2023,20 operating room nurses from 5 tertiary A general hospitals in Shanxi Province were selected by the method of objective sampling combined with snowball sampling.Semi-structured interviews were conducted by the descriptive qualitative method,and the data were analyzed by Colaizzi 7-step analysis method.Results Three themes and 11 sub-themes were identified,including attitudes(individual cognitive,affective and knowledge factors),subjective norms(organizational contextual factors),and perceived behavioral control(personal perception factors).Conclusions Operating room nurses'participation in PAP is limited by cognitive attitudes,knowledge level,organizational environment and self-efficacy,and benefits from accountability and curiosity.In the future,it is necessary to strengthen policy support and develop capacity training to promote the long-term effect of operating room nurses in optimizing the PAP usage and curbing multi-drug resistance.
perioperative antimicrobial prophylaxisoperating room nursequalitative researchtheory of planned behaviorantimicrobial stewardship