Effect of a Blood-Borne Diseases Prevention Program on Nurses' Performance in Pediatric Critical Care Units | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||
| Article 2, Volume 10, Issue 3, September 2019, Pages 22-36 PDF (410.1 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2019.46249 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Radia Abd El Satter; Iman Ibrahim Abd Al-Moniem; Mediha Amin Morsy | ||
| Pediatric Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing - Ain Shams University- Cairo- Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Prevention of percutaneous injuries and other blood exposures is an important step in preventing the transmission of blood-borne viruses to healthcare personnelAim of Study was to assess the effect of a prevention program for blood-borne diseases on nurses' performance for infection control standard precautions. Research Design: A quasi-experimental design was utilized. Study settings: the study conducted at Critical area (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit in Children's Hospital affiliated to Ain Shams University Hospitals. Research Subject: included 45 nurses selected by simple random sample working in the previously mentioned settings. Tools of the data collection: A predesigned questionnaire sheet, Observational Checklists were used pre and post program implementation Results: revealed that there was a statistical significant difference between nurses' performance pre and post program for blood-born diseases. Conclusion a prevention program for blood-borne diseases had significant effect on nurses' performance for infection control. Recommendation it could be recommended that implement the designed prevention program for blood-borne diseases to all nursing staff in all pediatric settings | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Pathogen; Infection control; Standard Precautions | ||
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