ASSESSMENT OF KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE REGARDING INFECTION CONTROL MEASURES AMONG STAFF NURSES
Background: Nurses are often exposed to various infections during the course of carrying out their nursing activities. Therefore nurses should have knowledge and strict adherence to infection control practice. Aim: The study aimed to assess the level of knowledge and level of practice of infection control measures among staff nurses. Methods: A descriptive correlation research design was utilized with total sample of (245) staff nurses who were working in Meniet El Nasr Central Hospital that affiliated to Ministry of Health. Tools of data collection: Self administered questionnaire sheet was used to assess nurses' knowledge about infection control measures and an observation checklist that was used for assessing staff nurses' practice. Results: Revealed that 85.3% of staff nurses had unsatisfactory knowledge and 71.0% of them had inadequate practice regarding infection control measures. Conclusion: The findings pointed to, the majority of the staff nurses had unsatisfactory knowledge and inadequate practice regarding infection control measures. Recommendations: Training course program is necessary to increase nurses' knowledge and practice towards nosocomial infection control measures regularly.
Port Said Scientific Journal of Nursing