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. 2020 Nov 19;15(11):e0242217.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0242217. eCollection 2020.

Nasal povidone-iodine implementation for preventing surgical site infections: Perspectives of surgical nurses

Eric N Hammond  1   2 , Nicole Brys  3 , Ashley Kates  2   4 , Jackson S Musuuza  2   4 , Ambar Haleem  2 , Michael L Bentz  5 , Nasia Safdar  2   4
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Nasal povidone-iodine implementation for preventing surgical site infections: Perspectives of surgical nurses

Eric N Hammond et al. PLoS One. .

Abstract

Introduction: Preoperative nasal decolonization of surgical patients with nasal povidone-iodine (PI) has potential to eliminate pathogenic organisms responsible for surgical site infections. However, data on implementation of PI for quality improvement in clinical practice is limited. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the implementation feasibility, fidelity and acceptability of intranasal PI solution application by surgical nurses using the Integrated Promoting Action on Research Implementation in Health Services (i-PARIHS) conceptual framework.

Materials and methods: Using the i-PARIHS framework to frame questions and guide interview content areas, we conducted 15 semi-structured interviews of pre- and post-operative care nurses in two facilities. We analyzed the data using deductive content analysis to evaluate nurses' experience and perceptions on preoperative intranasal PI solution decolonization implementation. Open coding was used to analyze the data to ensure all relevant information was captured.

Results: Each facility adopted a different quality improvement implementation strategy. The mode of facilitation, training, and educational materials provided to the nurses varied by facility. Barriers identified included lack of effective communication, insufficient information and lack of systematic implementation protocol. Action taken to mitigate some of the barriers included a collaboration between the study team and nurses to develop a systematic written protocol. The training assisted nurses to systematically follow the implementation protocol smoothly to ensure PI administration compliance, and to meet the goal of the facilities. Nurses' observations and feedback showed that PI did not cause any adverse effects on patients.

Conclusions: We found that PI implementation was feasible and acceptable by nurses and could be extended to other facilities. However further studies are required to ensure standardization of PI application.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Fig 1. The schematic diagram of QI study representing pre-implementation process, implementation process and outcome measures.
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