Assessment of Nurses' Knowledge and Performance of Transmission Based Precautions in Mahalla Fever Hospital | ||
| Mansoura Nursing Journal | ||
| Volume 11, Issue 1, January 2024, Pages 307-314 PDF (400.07 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/mnj.2024.350358 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Asmaa Alshafey1; Nagwa Ameen2; Samar Abd Elraoof3 | ||
| 1B.Sc. Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University, Egypt | ||
| 2lecturer, Community Health Nursing department, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, Egypt | ||
| 3Professor, Community Health Nursing department, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Infection prevention and control are challenging in most healthcare settings, and rising rates of infectious diseases are a major concern for patients and healthcare professionals. Therefore, the current study aimed to assess nurses' knowledge and performance of transmission-based precautions in Mahalla Fever Hospital. Through a descriptive cross-sectional study design; 243 nurses were involved conveniently from Mahalla Fever Hospital, Gharbia governorate. The researcher collected socio-demographic and occupational characteristics, assess knowledge by two self-administrated structured questionnaires, and documented performance on observational chuckle`, for nurses. Results declare that 56.8% and 95.5% of nurses had poor knowledge and incompetent performance, levels respectively regarding transmission-based precautions. The researcher concludes that; the highest percentages belonged to nurses with poor knowledge and incompetent performance, levels; regarding transmission-based precautions. Finally, the study recommends conducting on-duty training programs for nurses on transmission-based precautions. In addition to striating on monitoring and coaching nurses' performance of transmission based precautions by the infection control team | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Knowledge; Nurses; Performance; Transmission-Based Precautions | ||
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