title: Adherence to standard precautions in a teaching hospital.
abstract: analyze related factors and the level of adherence to standard precautions of nursing professionals from the clinical medical division of a teaching hospital.
  a quantitative, cross-sectional, analytical study was conducted with 54 nursing professionals using the Psychometric Scale of Adherence to Standard Precautions, translated and validated to Brazilian Portuguese.
  the global score of adherence was intermediate (4.41); no statistically significant correlation was observed between adherence and professional category (p=0.404) and length of professional practice (p= 0.612). A correlation was observed between 'Washes hands after removing disposable gloves' (p=0.026) and professionals with nursing practice above 10 years.
  adherence to standard precautions by the nursing team was intermediate, with no statistically significant difference in relation to the professional category and length of professional practice.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro, Departamento de Enfermagem em Educação e Saúde Comunitária. Uberaba-MG, Brasil.
authors.forename: Lúcia Aparecida
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Ferreira
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Atenção à Saúde. Uberaba-MG, Brasil.
authors.forename: Camila de Assunção
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Peixoto
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro, Hospital de Clínicas. Uberaba-MG, Brasil.
authors.forename: Luciana
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Paiva
authors.affiliation: Universidade de São Paulo, Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Programa de Pós-Graduação Interunidades de Doutoramento em Enfermagem. Ribeirão Preto-SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Quenia Cristina Gonçalves da
authors.initials: QC
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro, Departamento de Enfermagem em Educação e Saúde Comunitária. Uberaba-MG, Brasil.
authors.forename: Marina Pereira
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Rezende
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro, Departamento Didático Científico de Enfermagem na Assistência Hospitalar. Uberaba-MG, Brasil.
authors.forename: Maria Helena
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Barbosa
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D019983:Guideline Adherence / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009726:Nurses / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires