Abstract
The objective of the research was to establish the relationship between the level of knowledge and the level of practices of nurses on the prevention of infections associated with vascular catheters in the neonatal intensive care unit at the Hospital Belén de Trujillo (HBT) and the Regional Teaching Hospital of Trujillo (HRDT) 2020. The sample universe consisted of 40 nurses who work in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of the HBT and HRDT, who met the inclusion criteria. The instruments used were the Questionnaire to measure the Level of Knowledge on prevention of vascular catheter-associated infection (CMNCPICV) and the Scale for measuring practices on prevention of vascular catheter-associated infections (EMPPICV). The results showed that 50 percent of nurses had a high level of knowledge, 35 percent a medium level, and 15 percent a low level of knowledge. Regarding the level of practices on prevention of infections associated with vascular catheters, 62.5 percent were adequate while 37.5 were inadequate. A highly significant relationship was found between the level of knowledge and the level of nursing practice on the prevention of infections associated with vascular catheters (p= 0.000).
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