Running head: Qualitative Research Study
Qualitative Research Study
Grand Canyon University
NRS433V
5/30/10

Qualitative Research Study The qualitative research study that I chose to critique is on infections related to patients’ bath basins. The purpose of this patient bath basin study was clearly stated. “Is Patients’ Bath Basin as Potential Sources of Infection: A Multicenter Sampling Study?” Infections can arise from many sources, typically transmitted in the hospital or hospice. Just the touch of an infected person, such as one with MRSA can easily transmit to any object, making any person susceptible to that infection. Nurses and staff members often touch computers, telephones, and other hospital devices after they have had direct contact with a patient, without washing their hands. There should be some changes in the way we as nurses perform our nursing duties while reducing transmission of illness. One important way that nurses can prevent transmission of illness is by hand washing. Relevant information on nosocomial infections were included in this study, providing information that 1.75 to 3.5 million patients in the United States contract nosocomial infections. The study was performed at three acute care hospitals, where the nurses along with other non-nursing staff members were observed bathing the patients using bath basins. It is noted that after the patient is bath the bath water from the basin is discarded into the hospital room sink. Emptying dirty bath water into the sink of the patient’s room can be unsanitary. This study was a qualitative study that used the ground theory as the key