scholarly journals To assess the nurses compliance towards catheter care bundle for prevention of catheter associated urinary tract infection among patients admitted in tertiary care hospital Bathinda (Punjab)

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (12) ◽  
pp. 138-142
Author(s):  
Simaranjit Kaur ◽  
Rajwant Kaur Randhawa ◽  
Deepika R Singh ◽  
Kirandeep Kaur Dhaliwal
Keyword(s):  
Urinary Tract Infection ◽  
Urinary Tract ◽  
Tract Infection ◽  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Care Bundle ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Catheter Care

TO ASSESS THE ATTITUDE OF NURSES TOWARDS CATHETER CARE FOR PREVENTION OF CATHETER ASSOCIATED URINARY TRACT INFECTION AMONG PATIENTS ADMITTED IN TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL BATHINDA (PUNJAB).

2021 ◽  
pp. 36-39
Author(s):  
Simaranjit Kaur ◽  
Kirandeep Kaur Dhaliwal ◽  
Rajwant Kaur Randhawa ◽  
Deepika R Singh
Keyword(s):  
Urinary Tract Infection ◽  
Urinary Tract ◽  
Tract Infection ◽  
Infection Control ◽  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Staff Nurses ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Catheter Care

Healthcare associated infections (HCAI) or nosocomial infections constituting a major health problem worldwide; among them the major one is Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) and it occurs after the admission of the patient in hospital due to the reason of other than that infection .Thus the present Study was planned to assess the attitude of staff nurses towards catheter care to prevent CAUTI among Patients Admitted in Tertiary Care Hospital, Bathinda (Punjab) Objectives 1.To assess the attitude of nurses towards catheter care for prevention of CAUTI among patients 2.To nd out the association between attitude of nurses towards catheter care for prevention of CAUTI among patients with their socio demographic variables. Descriptive survey design was used. A Quantitative Non experimental Approach was adopted to conduct the Study. 200 staff nurses were selected using Non Probability convenience Sampling Technique .The present study included staff nurses working in intensive care units, cardiac care unit, surgery, medical , orthopaedic and gynaecological and obstetrical wards. A prevalidated tool comprising Socio demographic variables and Self structured attitude scale were used to collect the data. Results: depicts that out of 200 staff nurses that most of staff nurses i.e. 120 (60%) were in the age group of 21-30 years. Most of them i.e.132 (66%) were females. About 40(20%) of staff nurses were presently working in CCU .Most of staff nurses 120(60%) were GNM by qualication .Most of staff nurses 89(44.5%) were having <2 years of experience in present area .Half of the staff nurses 118(59%) had attended training regarding infection control .Almost Half of staff nurses 92(46%) were having mild favourable attitude. There was Statistically Signicant Association found between attitude and gender, professional qualication, years of experience and any training attended regarding infection control. Conclusion: In the present study it is concluded that most of the participants have mild favourable attitude towards catheter care for prevention of CAUTI and needs further focus and support to improve nursing care quality.

scholarly journals PSEUDOMONAS SPECIES CAUSING URINARY TRACT INFECTION AND ITS ANTIBIOGRAM AT A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 50
Author(s):  
Shobha Kl ◽  
Ramachandra L ◽  
Amita Shobha Rao ◽  
Anand Km ◽  
Gowrish Rao S
Keyword(s):  
Urinary Tract Infection ◽  
Urinary Tract ◽  
Tract Infection ◽  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Urine Samples ◽  
Automated System ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Pseudomonas Species ◽  
Significant Bacteriuria

  Objectives: Pseudomonas species cause urinary tract infection (UTI). This study was conducted to isolate Pseudomonas species causing significant bacteriuria and to analyze its antibiogram at a tertiary care hospital.Methods: About 107 urine samples received in the laboratory from August 2015 to July 2016 having significant bacteriuria with Pseudomonas species were tested for antimicrobial activity. Samples were from both inpatients and patients attending as outpatients to a tertiary care hospital with different age groups and gender. Midstream urine samples were inoculated using a standard calibrated loop into blood agar and MacConkey agar following semi quantitative technique using Kass concept. MALD (Biomerio, ElToile, France) was used for speciation, and Vitex automated system (Biomerio, ElToile, France) was used for antibacterial sensitivity testing.Results: About 107 urine samples contained Pseudomonas species by MALDI obtained from 69 male (64.48%) and 38 (35.51%) female patients. Inpatients were 90 (84.11%) and 17 (15.88%) outpatient department (OPD) patients. Isolation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa was from 90 samples (84.11%) and Pseudomonas putida in 17 (15.88%). Significant bacteriuria was more in the age group of ˃60 years in both genders. Susceptibility to gentamicin was 52 (48.59%), ceftazidime 56 (52.33%), and imipenem was 58 (54.20%). Organism was multidrug resistant in 49 (45.79%) samples.Conclusion: P. aeruginosa remains the most common uropathogen among Pseudomonas species. Drug of choice for inpatients suffering from UTI by Pseudomonas species can be gentamicin and for patients attending OPD can be ceftazidime. Imipenem can be the reserve drug. Periodic antibiotic review is required for proper treatment of UTI.

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