Nurses' Aseptic Technique Knowledge, Practice, and Compliance for Patients Receiving Hemodialysis | ||||
| Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal | ||||
| Article 14, Volume 9, Issue 25.0, June 2021, Page 145-154 PDF (701.58 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/asnj.2021.80893.1197 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
Zeinab Ali Hosney  1; Magda Ahmed Mohamed2; Rasha Ali Ahmed Abdelmowla 3; Nashwa Azouz4
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| 1Head nurse at Egyptian Armed Forces, ptAssiut, Egypt. | ||||
| 2Professor of Medical-Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing Assiut University, Egypt. | ||||
| 3Assistant Professor of Medical-Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University, Egypt | ||||
| 4Lecturer of internal medicine and nephrology, Faculy of Medicine, Assiut University, Egypt. | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Abstract: Background: The quality of hemodialysis patient nursing care should be consistent with national standards of care, which are used as a starting point for better, more exceptional practice, and adherence ensures efficacy. Aim: To assess nurses' knowledge, practice, and compliance with aseptic technique for hemodialysis patients. Design: Descriptive research design was used. Setting: The research was carried out in a hemodialysis unit at Assiut University Hospital in Egypt. A convenience sample of 40 nurses was taken. Tools: (1) Nurses' questionnaire, (2) Observation Checklist Sheet, (3) Assessment of Nurses' Aseptic Technique Compliance Sheet. Results: The majority of them had a diploma education with ≥10 years of experience and 75% attained infection control training programs. 55% of the studied nurses had a poor knowledge level about infection control regarding hemodialysis and not compliance to standard precaution for patients undergoing hemodialysis. Conclusion: Majority of the nurses had a poor level of knowledge regarding infection control in hemodialysis unit, aseptic techniques were noncompliance to the standard of nursing care for hemodialysis patient. Recommendations: Continuous education and refreshment for nurses' knowledge and practice regarding infection control education in hemodialysis units | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Keywords: Aseptic technique; Compliance; Hemodialysis; Knowledge & Practice | ||||
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