HUBUNGAN SIKAP PERAWAT DENGAN KEPATUHAN PELAKSANAAN HAND HYGIENE DI RUMAH SAKIT X

Background: The attitude of nurses is one of the factors that has a big influence on the occurrence of nosocomial infections if they do not implement hand hygiene properly. Compliance in washing hands can be defined, namely someone or a health worker who does a six-step hand washing correctly at 5 washing hands. Objective: To analyze the relationship between nurse attitudes and compliance with the implementation of hand hygiene at the General Hospital of the University of Muhammadiyah Malang Methods: This study used a correlation analytic study design with a cross sectional approach. The sample selection is using non-probability sampling technique with a purposive sampling approach, a sample of 64 nurses who were taken according to the inclusion criteria of the study and using the calculation of the application raosoft sample size. Results: Research results were obtained on 64 nurses worked in the ICU and HCU rooms, Tulip-Kemuning Room, Seruni-Lily A Room, Mawar A Room, Children's Room and Perinatology Room at the General Hospital of Muhammadiyah University of Malang, which were carried out using spearman correlation hypothesis testing. the attitude of nurses with compliance with the implementation of hand hygiene, with a p-value of 0.002 smaller than the alpha value = 0.05. The correlation coefficient value of 0.378** indicates the low strength of the relationship and the direction of the relationship (+). Conclusion: To improve nurses' attitudes in compliance with hand hygiene implementation, hospitals need to provide hand hygiene training regularly and in accordance with the latest literature, as well as provide strict sanctions against nurses who do not apply hand hygiene according to the hospital SOP