The development guidelines of sterile medical devices, Phonphisai hospital network Nongkhai province

Abstract

     This action research aimed to Develop guidelines for managing sterile medical equipment in the Phon Phisai hospital network. Nong Khai Province. The sample group consists of A total of 64 professional nurses and personnel working in central distribution units who were recruited through purposive selection. The research tools include A knowledge assessment questionnaire with 30 questions with a Kuder and Richardson reliability value (KR-20) equal to .82. and a measure of the level of practice in handling sterile medical equipment. There is a confidence value of Cronbark's Alpha of 0.84. The qualitative questionnaire, focus group discussion, and in-depth interview have an IOC of 1.00. Data were collected between February and October 2023. Research was conducted in 3 phases, analyzing the situation. Develop guidelines, and evaluate development results. Quantitative data were analyzed using basic statistics and comparative statistics using paired t-tests, and  Qualitative data by content analysis           
     This research found that : Guidelines for managing sterile medical equipment include: 1) The host hospital takes care of and supports the use of steaming equipment at all subdistrict health promotion hospitals. 2) Organize a system for receiving and sending equipment daily to have an appropriate amount of work. 3) The host hospital is the center for sterilization utilizing baking. There is a pick-up and delivery schedule. Sterile tool set 4) Host hospital Organize the tool kit transportation system into a closed system that is correct according to academic principles. Providing a set of personal protective equipment and support equipment that is in short supply. 5) All sub-district health promotion hospitals have organized a system for checking and reserving medical equipment to ensure sufficient circulation. The overall score regarding the knowledge of the samples at Phonphisai Hospital Network Nongkhai province was mostly low before development, 76% (Mean=15.30, S.D.=4.18), and significantly increased after development mostly high, 90.60% (Mean=25.36, S.D.=1.68) with a statistically significant difference at a 0.05 level. Similarly, the practical score for sterile medical devices before development was mostly low, at 50.00%. (Mean=2.60, S.D.=0.54). And improved to a high level after development, 89.06% (Mean=3.89, S.D.=0.34). with a statistically significant difference at a 0.05 level