Nurse`s Skills Regarding Prevention of Postpartum Infection | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||
| Article 5, Volume 8, Issue 2, June 2017, Pages 52-60 PDF (517.83 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2017.44921 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Fahmy NM1; Omran AA2; Mohammed AI2; Afifi SH M2 | ||
| 1Maternity and Newborn Nursing Faculty of Nursing, Ain shams University | ||
| 2Maternal and newborn Health Nursing Faculty of Nursing. Benha University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| BACKGROUND: Aim of the study: The study aimed to assess nurse's skills regarding prevention of postpartum infection. Setting: the current study was conducted at delivery& postnatal unit at Benha University Hospital. Design: A descriptive study design. Sampling: A convenient sample of a total number of 50 nurses were recruited in the present study. Tools: Two tools were utilized for data collection, structured interviewing questionnaire tool and observational checklist. Results: The majority of the studied nurses had a good knowledge meanwhile, less than half of them had unsatisfactory practices regarding prevention of postpartum infection. There was a statistical significant between studied nurse's total knowledge and their educational qualification (P<0.05). Conclusion: The majority of studied nurses had a good knowledge, on the other hand less than half of them had unsatisfactory practices concerning postpartum infection control measures. Recommendation; periodic in-service educational courses for nurses regarding their needs about preventive measures of infection. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| nurse; Skills; Postpartum infection | ||
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