The provision of quality patient care involves adequate infection control measures in healthcare institutions which is achievable through the maintenance of five moments of hand hygiene. Although there is growing awareness of the importance of proper hand hygiene in healthcare settings, empirical data indicate that there has not been a corresponding rise in the proper practice. Healthcare professionals including learner nurses frequently complain about obstacles that hinder them from effectively maintaining five moments of hand hygiene. We investigated the barriers to the maintenance of five moments of hand hygiene among learner nurses at a University in Limpopo province, South Africa. The study was qualitative using an explorative, descriptive research design. Data were collected from learner nurses using individual interviews. Tesch’s open coding method was utilized to analyze data. The findings revealed that there are limited resources in clinical facilities, related to the shortage of water supply, inadequate handwashing equipment, and shortage of supplies. The study also revealed that there is a high and heavy workload with limited human resources. The study suggests that healthcare settings need adequate resources to maintain five moments of hand hygiene.

提供优质的患者护理需要医疗机构采取充分的感染控制措施，这可以通过保持五时刻的手部卫生来实现。尽管人们越来越意识到医疗机构中正确手部卫生的重要性，但经验数据表明，正确做法并没有相应增加。包括实习护士在内的医疗保健专业人员经常抱怨阻碍他们有效保持五分钟手部卫生的障碍。我们调查了南非林波波省一所大学的实习护士维持五时刻手部卫生的障碍。该研究采用探索性、描述性研究设计进行定性研究。数据是通过个体访谈从实习护士那里收集的。Tesch的开放编码方法被用来分析数据。调查结果显示，临床设施资源有限，与供水短缺、洗手设备不足和用品短缺有关。研究还表明，工作量大、工作量大、人力资源有限。研究表明，医疗机构需要足够的资源来维持五分钟的手部卫生。