Abstract
Background: nurses should use the standard precautions as the basic level of infection control precautions when delivering care to all patients, regardless of their presumed infection status. Therefore midwives and nurses should have sound knowledge and compliance with standard precaution. The aim of the study: To evaluate nurse's knowledge of infection control measures in the delivery room. Method: An exploratory descriptive study was conducted from August 2015 and extended to February 2016 on 51 nurses from four hospitals in Damietta governorate. The data were collected from labor rooms of Damietta hospit/als. Tool for data collection self-administers questioners was used. Results: The current study showed that the poor of standard precautions knowledge level and compliance are 72% and 100% respectively. There is a relation between age, education, work experience, and compliance with standard precautions at p < 0.05. At the same time no significant relation between training courses and compliance to standard precautions at p < 0.05. Conclusion: The nurses in the current study for knowledge have poor level regarding standard precautions. There is a relation between age, education, work experience, and knowledge of standard precautions. Recommendations: Knowledge of nurses should be updated; the importance of latest evidence-based practices of infection control in continuing education/training program should be emphasized, and training programs for new nurses about standard precaution and at regular intervals should be provided.
Highlights
Health care workers are constantly exposed to various microorganisms which caused them serious or even lethal infections. (Twitch, 2003), increased infant mortality in developing countries resulted from hospital-acquired infections which are one of the main causes as some studies have shown. (Huis et al, 2013)
There is a relation between age, education, work experience, and compliance with standard precautions at p < 0.05
There is a relation between age, education, work experience, and knowledge of standard precautions
Summary
Health care workers are constantly exposed to various microorganisms which caused them serious or even lethal infections. (Twitch, 2003), increased infant mortality in developing countries resulted from hospital-acquired infections which are one of the main causes as some studies have shown. (Huis et al, 2013). (Twitch, 2003), increased infant mortality in developing countries resulted from hospital-acquired infections which are one of the main causes as some studies have shown. Statistics reported by World Health Organization (WHO), 1,400,000 people suffer from complications related to HAI. The rate of preventable hospital-acquired infections in developing countries due to medical care is estimated to be about 40% or above. (World Health Organization, 2014). Nosocomial infections, such as endometritis, postoperative pelvic infection, urinary tract infections, neonatal sepsis, etc., are serious complications in normal vaginal delivery. An understanding of the fundamentals of the host, surgical risk factors, and vaginal flora can aid in the prevention of postoperative infections which result in significant morbidity and mortality. An understanding of the fundamentals of the host, surgical risk factors, and vaginal flora can aid in the prevention of postoperative infections which result in significant morbidity and mortality. (Faro & Faro, 2008)
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