Assessment of Nursing Staff's Knowledge, Practice and Attitude of Nursing Staff about Infection Prevention and Control Measures in Emergencies | ||||
| Mansoura Nursing Journal | ||||
| Volume 9, Issue 2, July 2022, Page 91-103 PDF (490.42 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/mnj.2022.293712 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Samar Zanaty1; Asmaa Abo Seaada2; Samar Abdel-Raoof3 | ||||
| 1BSc. Nursing, Faculty of Nursing | ||||
| 2Assist. Prof. in Critical Care and Emergency Departmen | ||||
| 3Prof. in Community Health Nursing; Mansoura University | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Sometimes nurses may be in a hurry to save a patient’s life in an emergency condition. Application of normal procedures for standard precaution may not be performed. Therefore, they should have competencies in knowledge, attitudes and practices about infection prevention and control in health care setups. So this study aimed to assess nursing staff's knowledge, practice and attitude about infection prevention and control measures in emergencies. A cross sectional study design was carried out in all departments belonged to Mansoura Health Insurance Hospital affiliated to Ministry of Health, and Population, on a convenient sample technique included all on job nursing staff (400), using four tools to assess nursing staff's socio demographic and occupational characteristics, as well their knowledge, attitude and practice about infection prevention and control measures in emergencies. Results: illustrates that 94.5% and 100% of nursing staff had poor score level of knowledge and improper practice regarding infection prevention and control measures in emergencies respectively with total attitude score of 39.55 (5.54). It is concluded that; most of nursing staff have poor score level of knowledge and all of them have improper practice relating infection prevention and control measures in emergencies. Nursing staff illustrate negative attitude more than positive one towards infection prevention and control measures in emergencies. Finally; on job training programs to nursing staff on infection prevention and control in emergencies, equip and supply health care settings with all requirements to apply and adhere to infection prevention and control in emergencies and emphasize on hand hygiene as a milestone in infection prevention and control in emergencies, were recommended. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Attitudes; Knowledge; Infection prevention and control; Nursing Staff; Practices | ||||
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