Nurses' Aseptic Technique Knowledge, Practice, and Compliance for Patients Receiving Hemodialysis | ||
| Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal | ||
| Article 14, Volume 9, Issue 25.0, June 2021, Pages 145-154 PDF (701.58 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/asnj.2021.80893.1197 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Zeinab Ali Hosney* 1; Magda Ahmed Mohamed2; Rasha Ali Ahmed Abdelmowla3; Nashwa Azouz4 | ||
| 1Head nurse at Egyptian Armed Forces, ptAssiut, Egypt. | ||
| 2Professor of Medical-Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing Assiut University, Egypt. | ||
| 3Assistant Professor of Medical-Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University, Egypt | ||
| 4Lecturer of internal medicine and nephrology, Faculy of Medicine, Assiut University, Egypt. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Abstract: Background: The quality of hemodialysis patient nursing care should be consistent with national standards of care, which are used as a starting point for better, more exceptional practice, and adherence ensures efficacy. Aim: To assess nurses' knowledge, practice, and compliance with aseptic technique for hemodialysis patients. Design: Descriptive research design was used. Setting: The research was carried out in a hemodialysis unit at Assiut University Hospital in Egypt. A convenience sample of 40 nurses was taken. Tools: (1) Nurses' questionnaire, (2) Observation Checklist Sheet, (3) Assessment of Nurses' Aseptic Technique Compliance Sheet. Results: The majority of them had a diploma education with ≥10 years of experience and 75% attained infection control training programs. 55% of the studied nurses had a poor knowledge level about infection control regarding hemodialysis and not compliance to standard precaution for patients undergoing hemodialysis. Conclusion: Majority of the nurses had a poor level of knowledge regarding infection control in hemodialysis unit, aseptic techniques were noncompliance to the standard of nursing care for hemodialysis patient. Recommendations: Continuous education and refreshment for nurses' knowledge and practice regarding infection control education in hemodialysis units | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Keywords: Aseptic technique; Compliance; Hemodialysis; Knowledge & Practice | ||
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