Table 3. Results of questions from; 16-19 percent (%) and frequency (F).
| Nr. | Nursing knowledge on personal hygiene measures, (hand washing), in preventing hospital infections | I completely agree | I agree in part | I do not know | I do not agree in part | I completely disagree | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | F | % | F | % | F | % | F | % | F | ||
| 16 | Hand washing by health personnel is not the most effective method for preventing hospital infections. | 30% | 12 | 20% | 8 | 5% | 2 | 12% | 5 | 33% | 13 |
| 17 | Washing hands with warm water removes all the microorganisms from the surface of cleaned hands. | 10% | 4 | 15% | 6 | 5% | 2 | 30% | 12 | 40% | 16 |
| 18 | Hand washing is not necessary before any nursing interventions. | 10% | 4 | 2% | 1 | 7% | 3 | 18% | 7 | 63% | 25 |
| 19 | To prevent the spread of intrahospital, infections through hands, I usually clean my hands for at least 10 sec. | 43% | 17 | 10% | 4 | 7% | 3 | 10% | 4 | 30% | 12 |