Nurses' Application of Infection Control Measures related to Urinary Catheter Care | ||
| Alexandria Scientific Nursing Journal | ||
| Volume 19, Issue 2, December 2017, Pages 179-194 PDF (294.7 K) | ||
| Document Type: Research articles | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/asalexu.2017.208359 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Mona Mohamed Mayhob* 1; Tahany El Senosuy2 | ||
| 1Adult Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, the British University in Egypt | ||
| 2Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Urinary catheter care is one of the most important practices performed by nurses. This practice should be done following related infection control measures in order to avoid urinary tract infection (UTI). Objective: Assess nurses' application of infection control measures related to urinary catheter care. Setting: The study was carried out at the National Institute of Kidney Diseases. Subjects: The study sample included all nurses working in the above settings. Their number amounted to 67. Tools: Four tools were used to collect the needed data. Nurses' socio-demographic data structured interview schedule, Nurses' knowledge self-administered questionnaire. Nurses' performance observation checklist and Nurses' attitude. Results: This study revealed that, 64% of the studied sample had satisfactory level of knowledge, while 59% of them had satisfactory level of practices in relation to application of infection control measures for urinary catheter care. Conclusion: The application of infection control measures in caring for urinary catheter was affected significantly by nurses' knowledge and attitude. Recommendations: It is recommended that, all nurses working in different units and wards in the hospital should attend training courses in order to upgrade themselves and update their knowledge and improve their practice. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Infection control; Measures; Urinary catheter care | ||
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