The Effect of Post-Observation Peer Feedback on Nursing Students' Hand Hygiene Knowledge, Beliefs, and Skills

Authors : Özlem Fidan, Arife Şanlıalp Zeyrek, Sümeyye Arslan
Pages : 351-359
Doi:10.53490/egehemsire.1355558
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Publication Date : 2025-08-22
Article Type : Research Paper
Abstract :The Effect of Post-Observation Peer Feedback on Nursing Students\\\' Hand Hygiene Knowledge, Beliefs, and Skills ABSTRACT Objective: This study aimed to examine how peer feedback using the “Five Moments for Hand Hygiene” method affects hand hygiene knowledge, beliefs, practice, and compliance in nursing students. Methods: Between January 1st and June 1st, 2022, 109 fourth-year nursing students joined this quasi-experimental study with a pretest-posttest control group using the \\\"Five Moments for Hand Hygiene\\\" technique. Results: There was statistically significant difference between following-test knowledge scores, hand hygiene belief and practice scores of the students in the intervention and control groups (p<0.05). The hand hygiene compliance score in the intervention group (74.96±1.92) was higher than control group (39.81±4.51). 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