Evaluation of Surgical Nurses’ Attitudes Toward Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizers in Daily Life

Aim: This study was conducted to evaluate the attitudes of surgical nurses toward hand sanitizers in daily life. Material and Method: The sample of this descriptive study consisted of surgical nurses who lived in Turkey, volunteered for the research and met the inclusion criteria. The sample size calculation was made according to the sample calculation with an unknown population. According to this calculation, the number of samples was determined to be at least 385 at a 95% confidence interval and ± 5% sampling error. The online questionnaire created on Google Forms was delivered to 452 participants through social media applications. Information Form was developed by the researcher based on the relevant literature was used as a data collection tool. Results: Participants reported confusion when selecting disinfectants due to insufficient attention to product content. It was found that although participants are surgical nurses, they lack information on the effective alcohol content of alcohol-based hand sanitizers, the amount to be used, and the duration of hand rubbing. Conclusion: The significance of conducting studies to raise awareness among nurses on the correct use of hand disinfectants is emerging.