A descriptive study to assess the knowledge of staff nurses regarding central line associated blood stream infections(CLABSI) with a view to develop information booklet on prevention of (CLABSI) in selected hospital of Srinagar(J&K).
Journal Title: International Journal of Medical Science and Diagnosis Research (IJMSDR) - Year 2018, Vol 2, Issue 6
Abstract
Central lines associated blood stream infections (CLABSIs), are important cause of increased length of hospital stay, mortality and cost among hospitalized patients. Patients with central venous access devices are at highest risk for central line associated blood stream infections for a variety of reasons such as frequent manipulation of the catheter, access required for an extended period of time, and urgent placement of some catheters without regard to strict aseptic technique. Nurses in ICU have a vital role in reducing catheter related blood stream infection if they are well educated to use strategies to decrease central venous catheter infection rates which are based on the Center for Disease Control and prevention guidelines (CDC) to improve patient’s outcomes. Aim: The aim of the study was to assess the knowledge of staff nurses regarding central line associated blood stream infections (CLABSI) with a view to develop information booklet on prevention of central line associated blood stream infections (CLABSI) in selected hospital of Srinagar(J&K) and to find out association between knowledge scores of staff nurses with their selected demographic variables such as( age, gender, educational qualification, years of experience in ICU and in-service education attended).Materials and methods: A descriptive study was conducted to assess the knowledge of staff nurses regarding central line associated blood stream infections(CLABSI) with a view to develop information booklet on prevention of (CLABSI) in selected hospital of Srinagar(J&K).”. The study was conducted in medical and surgical intensive care unit of SMHS hospital Srinagar. The sample was selected by purposive sampling technique. The sample size was 30. Self Structured questionnaire was used to assess the knowledge of staff nurses and information booklet was given after data collection. Results and Conclusion: Findings of the study revealed that most of the study subjects i.e. 21(70%) had inadequate knowledge regarding central line associated blood stream infections. The (Mean±SD) knowledge score was (12.93±4.25) . The association of demographic variables with knowledge scores was analyzed by using chi square test, the study revealed that there was no significant association between the knowledge score and selected demographic variables (age gender, educational qualification, years of experience in ICU and in-service education attended). Hence the Null hypothesis which states that “there is no significant association between knowledge score regarding central line associated blood steam infections with their selected demographic variables (age, gender, educational qualification, years of experience in ICU, in-service education attended, )” was accepted. Thus it can be concluded that most of the staff nurses in medical and surgical intensive care unit of selected hospital of Srinagar have inadequate knowledge regarding CLABSI. Keywords: Central line associated blood stream infections, Staff nurses and knowledge.
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Nighat Gowhar
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