Quality Improvement Activities to Reduce the Neonatal Infection in a Hospital

Sung, Mi Hae; Baik, Seung Nam; Hong, Hae Sung; Wee, Hyun Joo; An, Ji Won; Kim, Soon Hee; Kim, Hyo Mi

Journal of Korean Society Quality Assurance Health Care 1999;6(Suppl DB Error: no such field): 120.
Published online May 30, 1999.

일 병원에서의 신생아 감염 감소를 위한 활동사례

성미혜¹, 백승남², 홍혜성³, 위현주³, 안지원³, 김순희³, 김효미³

¹인제대학교 간호학과
²경희간호대학
³경희의료원 신생아실

Quality Improvement Activities to Reduce the Neonatal Infection in a Hospital

Mi Hae Sung¹, Seung Nam Baik², Hae Sung Hong³, Hyun Joo Wee³, Ji Won An³, Soon Hee Kim³, Hyo Mi Kim³

¹Department of Nursing, In Je University
²Kyung Hee School of Nursing
³Kyung Hee Medical Center

Abstract

Background
This study was conducted to reduce the neonatal infection rate in nursery.
Methods
50 items, structural problems in NICU were selected by open questionnaire and categorized into 11 similar items. 38 items were picked out among them and then categorized into 6 similar items. We carried out quality improvement focusing around 6 items.
Results
The high achievement of goal in CQI Activities was shown in hand washing for reducing infection of NICU after July. The local infection in IV site was not found and hand washing and gowning of protectors were achieved by 100%.
Conclusion
Neonatal infection rate was reduced through the quality improvement activities, but structural problem of Hospital still remained.

Key words Quality;Neonatal infection;