The Extent of The Nursing Team Commitment to Infection Control Protocol in Critical Cases Units
M. Mahmoud, H., Sobeih Sobeih, H., Faltas Marzouk, S. (2023). The Extent of The Nursing Team Commitment to Infection Control Protocol in Critical Cases Units. EKB Journal Management System, 14(2), 1252-1263. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2023.411386
Hala M. Mahmoud; Hanan Sobeih Sobeih; Samar Faltas Marzouk. "The Extent of The Nursing Team Commitment to Infection Control Protocol in Critical Cases Units". EKB Journal Management System, 14, 2, 2023, 1252-1263. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2023.411386
M. Mahmoud, H., Sobeih Sobeih, H., Faltas Marzouk, S. (2023). 'The Extent of The Nursing Team Commitment to Infection Control Protocol in Critical Cases Units', EKB Journal Management System, 14(2), pp. 1252-1263. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2023.411386
M. Mahmoud, H., Sobeih Sobeih, H., Faltas Marzouk, S. The Extent of The Nursing Team Commitment to Infection Control Protocol in Critical Cases Units. EKB Journal Management System, 2023; 14(2): 1252-1263. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2023.411386

The Extent of The Nursing Team Commitment to Infection Control Protocol in Critical Cases Units

Egyptian Journal of Health Care
Volume 14, Issue 2, June 2023, Page 1252-1263  XML PDF (395.85 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2023.411386
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Authors
Hala M. Mahmoud1; Hanan Sobeih Sobeih2; Samar Faltas Marzouk3
11) Nursing Specialist at Directorate of health affairs Assiut
22) Professor of Critical Care and Emergency Nursing Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University
33)Assistant Professor of Critical Care and Emergency Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University
Abstract
Background: severely ill patients have greater risk of acquiring nosocomial infection in intensive care unit. Nurse's compliance with infection control and sterile technique principles can prevent such problem in critical care unit. Aim: This study aimed to assess the extent of the nursing team commitment to infection control protocol in critical cases units. Design: A descriptive exploratory research. Setting: Critical care units at main Assiut university hospital. Subjects: A convenience sample of (50) nurses within 3 months.  Tools: two tools were used: Tool (I): - Nurses' Interviewing questionnaire. Tool (II): Nurses Observation checklist. Results: 62.0% of the studied nurses had unsatisfactory level of knowledge and 86.0% of them had unsatisfactory level of practice regarding commitment to infection control protocol in critical care unit.  Conclusion: More than two third of studied nurses had unsatisfactory level of knowledge and majority of them had unsatisfactory level of practice regarding commitment of infection control protocol in critical care units.  In addition, there was a significant negative correlation between nurses' Knowledge and practice regarding commitment to infection control protocol in critical care units.  Recommendation Further research is recommended to evaluate the effect of training program of nurse's performance regarding standard precautions for infection control
Keywords
Commitment; critical care units; Infection control; protocol; Team commitment
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