Morkes, S., Abozead, S., Azer, S. (2018). Effect of Educational Program on Nurses performance About Infection Control for Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis. test, 6(15), 162-168. doi: 10.21608/asnj.2018.59669
Samia Moured Morkes; Shalabia El-Sayed Abozead; Sahra Zaki Azer. "Effect of Educational Program on Nurses performance About Infection Control for Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis". test, 6, 15, 2018, 162-168. doi: 10.21608/asnj.2018.59669
Morkes, S., Abozead, S., Azer, S. (2018). 'Effect of Educational Program on Nurses performance About Infection Control for Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis', test, 6(15), pp. 162-168. doi: 10.21608/asnj.2018.59669
Morkes, S., Abozead, S., Azer, S. Effect of Educational Program on Nurses performance About Infection Control for Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis. test, 2018; 6(15): 162-168. doi: 10.21608/asnj.2018.59669

Effect of Educational Program on Nurses performance About Infection Control for Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis

Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal
Article 18, Volume 6, Issue 15, December 2018, Pages 162-168    PDF (474.78 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/asnj.2018.59669
Authors
Samia Moured Morkes1; Shalabia El-Sayed Abozead2; Sahra Zaki Azer3
1B. Sc.Faculty of nursing, Assiut Unversity, Egypt
2Professor of Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University, Egypt
3Assistant Professor of Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University, Egypt.
Abstract
Infections account for the second leading cause of mortality among patients with end-stage renal disease. Many of these infections are due to sepsis, primarily arising from the vascular access site. The aims of this study: were to assess nurses' knowledge and practice about infection control during hemodialysis, design of an educational nursing program, implementing & evaluating the effect of this educational nursing program on infection control in hemodialysis. Setting: This study was conducted in hemodialysis unit at Om El-Kosoar, Assiut University Hospital. Subjects: purposful sample of 55 nurses of both sexes, age ranges from 18 to 60 years. Tools: Self-administed questionnaire sheet, observational checklist and educational nursing program. Results: there was a highly significant difference and improvement as regard knowledge level and practice score for nurses about infection control pre dialysis, intra dialysis and post dialysis after implementing the nursing education program. Conclusion: Poor nurses' knowledge and practices pre program, improve nurses knowledge and practices about infection control post program. Recommendation: Continue nursing training sessions about infection control in hemodialysis unit to reduce the incidence of infection.
Keywords
Educational Program; Hemodialysis & Infection Control
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