Assessment of Nurses' Compliance with Infection Control Standard Precautions at Outpatient Clinics of Urology and Nephrology Center - Mansur University
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Nursing and health Science - Year 2018, Vol 7, Issue 3
Abstract
Background: Nephrology and urology patients are immmuno- suppressed so they are liable to exposure to various pathogens. Compliance to infection control standard precautions protects healthcare workers and patients from exposure to pathogenic organisms. Theses can achieve through proper using hand hygiene, proper waste disposal, used of personal protective equipment, barriers and isolation.Aim: To assess the level of nurses' compliance with infection control standard precautions at outpatient clinics of urology and nephrology center. Method: Case study was conducted on (60) nurses who were working at outpatient clinics of urology and nephrology center- Mansoura University, Egypt, from October to December 2016. Tools: Four-structured questionnaire were used throughout the study for exploring nurses'demographic and occupational characteristics, their knowledge, practice andobstacles that affect nurses' compliancewith infection control standard precautions. Results: Most of studied nurses’ qualification was diploma of nursing, about their years of experience it was more than 15 years at workplace. Concerningtheirknowledge, 91.7% of them showed good knowledge level regarding infection control standard precautions. However, the same percent hadunsatisfactory practice in practicing infection control standard precautions. Workload, inadequate resources, not continues training courses and insufficient staff was identified as barriers that hinder compliance to infection control standard precautions. Conclusion: The study concluded that nurses showed good level of knowledge in spite of practice showed unsatisfactory level regarding infection control standard precautions. Moreover, workload, inadequate resources, not continues training courses and insufficient staff were obstaclescomplained them. Recommendations: It was recommended continuous monitoring of nurses'practice, decrease of work load, by increasing nursing staff and providing training courses. These mentioned actions are crucial to compliance with infection control standard precautions.
Authors and Affiliations
Heba E. El- Greeb, Amel I. Ahmed, Hussien M. Atia, Samia M. Abdel- Mouty
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