Nurses' Knowledge and Practices Regarding Devices Associated Infection at Intensive Care Units | ||
| Tanta Scientific Nursing Journal | ||
| Volume 36, Issue 1, February 2025 PDF (1.06 M) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/tsnj.2025.418169 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Amina Mohamed Mostafa1; Zeinab A. Allam2; Atteia Gad ELhak Ibrahim3; Sheren Mohammed Diab2 | ||
| 11 Master student of Critical Care Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University, Egypt. 2 Nursing Specialist at Kafer Elsheikh University Hospital, Egypt. | ||
| 2Assistant Professor of Critical Care & Emergency Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University, Egypt. | ||
| 3Anesthesia Surgical Intensive Care Unit & Pain Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Critical care nurses have an important role in preventing devices associated infections. So, it is important for assessing critical care nurses' knowledge and practice which is the key factor in reducing devices associated infection. Aim: Assess nurses’ knowledge and practices regarding devices associated infection at intensive care unit. Design: A descriptive research design was utilized in current study. Setting: The study was conducted at the Surgical Intensive Care Unit and Traumatology Medicine Intensive Care Unit at Tanta Emergency Hospital in Tanta University hospital. Sample: All nurses, 80 nurses were working in the previously mentioned settings who give care for mechanically ventilated patients. Tools: Two data collection tools were used; Tool I: Assessment of Nurses’ knowledge about devices associated infection which consists of Nurses’ Socio-demographic Characteristics and Nurses’ Knowledge Questionnaire Regarding Devices Associated Infection and Tool II: Observational Checklist regarding Nurses, Practice of Devices Associated Infection. Results: Demonstrates that, 61.25% of the studied nurses had fair level of knowledge compared to 22.50% of them had good level of knowledge regarding DAI. Also, 60.00% of the studied nurses had satisfactory level compared to 40.00% of them had unsatisfactory practices level. Conclusion: The studied nurses who had fair level of knowledge had satisfactory level of practices with statistical significance relation between total level of knowledge and total level of practices with p value = 0.047. Recommendations: Continuous education and training programs for nurses are recommended to enhance their knowledge and practices related to device-associated infections. | ||
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