Abstract Granlöf V, Water scarcity and insufficient water qaulity in Indonesia. Wound care implications as expressed in Nurses’ basic hygiene routines. A Minor field study Degree project in Bachelors program in Nursing 15 hp, Malmö University the Faculty of Health and Society. 2024                                                                        Background: Global warming is affecting the natural resources of clean water all over the world. Sweden’s water resources and quality are currently affected. The nurse is obliged to Adapt basic infection control practices to the available resources to conduct safe care. This Minor field study conducted in Indonesia intends to fill knowledge gaps regarding how to perform safe care in settings with limited access to clean water. The author approaches the subject convinced that Indonesian nurses possess proven experience about how to prevent water-related complications by adapting the basic hygiene routine to water scarcity. Aim: The purpose of this Minor field study is to investigate how basic hygiene routine is described by nurses who perform nursing care with limited access to clean water. Method: Empirical Minor Field Study with qualitative design. Results: The study’s themes focus on Basic hygiene routine, proven experiences in clinic the  practice and water acess and quality. Conclutions: The study result shows that a Nurse has to be aware of the differences and adapt to local guidelines in order to conduct safe care. It has been shown that common concepts and terms in Nursing theory are fluid and takes different forms just like water does.

Introduktion: I Sverige har vårdrelaterade infektioner blivit en av de vanligaste vårdskadorna och på avdelningar med stora patientflöden, som till exempel på röntgenavdelningar, finns en ökad risk för smittspridning. Patienters olika medicinska tillstånd och skiftande miljöer de kommer från bidrar till en varierad bakterieflora på röntgenavdelningar. Syfte: Syftet med denna integrativa litteraturstudie var att beskriva hur röntgensjuksköterskor tillsammans med övrig hälso- och sjukvårdspersonal kan arbeta för att minska spridningen av vårdrelaterade infektioner med hjälp av basala hygienrutiner. Metod: Utifrån tre frågeställningar angående vårdrelaterade infektioner eftersöktes vetenskapliga artiklar i databaserna PubMed och CINAHL. 17 Artiklar granskades efter inspiration från Willman, Stoltz och Bahtsevani (2006) och analyserades enligt Whittemore och Knafls (2005) fem steg. Resultat: Av artiklarna som hittades tog två kategorier och sex underkategorier form. Kategorierna omfattade kontamineringsrisk och metoder och hjälpmedel för att hindra smittspridning med underkategorier som patienten, omgivning och utrustning. Slutsats: Röntgensjuksköterskor och utrustningen de använder i den dagliga omvårdnaden är en risk för smittspridning. Följsamheten av de basala hygienrutinerna behöver höjas och för att detta ska uppnås kan förbättringsarbeten användas. / Introduction: Healthcare-associated infections has become one of the more frequent injuries related to healthcare in Sweden and in departments with a great flow of patients, as in a radiology department, there is an increased risk for spread of contagion. The different medical conditions of patients and the variation of environments they come from contribute to a varying bacterial flora in a radiology department. Aim: The aim of this integrative literature review was to describe how radiology nurses, along with other healthcare professionals, can work to reduce the spread of healthcare-associated infections by means of basic hygiene routines. Method: Based on three formulated questions regarding healthcare-associated infections scientific articles were scoured in the databases PubMed and Cinahl. 17 articles were reviewed with inspiration from Willman, Stoltz och Bahtsevani (2006) and were analyzed with Whittemore and Knafl’s (2005) five steps. Result: From the articles two categories and six subcategories were formed. The categories contained risks of contamination and methods and aids to prevent contagion with subcategories such as the patient, the surroundings and equipment. Conclusion: Radiography nurses and the equipment used in daily care is a risk of contagion. The adherence to basic hygiene routines needs to be raised and for this to be achieved improvement interventions can be used.