Nurse Compliance in Implementing Standard Precaution Based on Theory of Planned Behavior

Abstract

Background: Standard Precaution is an activity applied by health care facility staff to reduce the risk of
infection due to blood or body fluids that can potentially transmit disease. Survey conducted byRSUD Dr.
R. Sosodoro Djatikoesoemo Bojonegoro in January - September 2018 found that the number of nosocomial
infections in the inpatient room was 2.82% and from eleven aspects of standard precautions established to
prevent it, it turned out that only two aspects were in accordance with the target.
Objective: The purpose of this study was to analyse factors related to nurse compliance in applying the
standard precaution by nurses at the inpatient installation.
Method: This research was carried out by analytic observational approaches. Based on the time, this study
included a cross-sectional research design. The independent variable of this study are attitude toward behavior,
subjective norms, perceived behavior control and behavioral intention obtained from questionnaires filled
out by nurses. While the dependent variable is the compliance of nurses in implementing standard precaution
obtained from checklist of observation filled out by researcher.
Result: The result of this research are attitude toward behavior has a significance value of 0.001, subjective
norm has a significance value of 0.001, perceived behavior control has a significance value of 0.129 and
behavioral intention has a significance value of 0.000.
Conclusion: The conclusion of this study is factors related to nurse compliance in implementing the standard
precaution are attitude toward behavior, subjective norm and behavioral intention. While factor that do not
related with nurse compliance in implementing the standard precaution are perceived behavior intention.