Knowledge and Practice on Infection Prevention among Nurses of Bir Hospital, Kathmandu

2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 330-335
Author(s):  
Goma Niraula Shrestha ◽  
Bandana Thapa
Keyword(s):  
Infection Prevention ◽  
Quality Care ◽  
Good Practice ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Systematic Sampling ◽  
Adequate Knowledge ◽  
Crucial Component ◽  
Provide Quality Care ◽  
Knowledge And Practice ◽  
Self Administered Questionnaire

Background: Infection prevention is a crucial component to provide quality care in any health care setting. Infections are leading cause of death and preventable illness. This study was conducted to find out the knowledge and practice among nurses regarding infectionprevention.Methods: A descriptive study design was adopted for the study. Total 170 nurses were included by usingcensus technique to assess knowledge on infection prevention.Probability systematic sampling technique was used by selecting every odd number from staffs’ list to observe the practice of 85 nurses..Semi-structured self-administered questionnaire and observation checklist was used for data collection.Results: The study showed that 57.1% of respondents had adequate knowledge and only 48.2% had good practice on infection preventionthrough hand hygiene, use of adequate personal protective equipment, decontamination, cleaning of instruments, sterilization, and use of antiseptics, disposal of sharps and waste disposal. Similarly 88.8% of the respondents had not received any training related to infection prevention.Conclusions: This study reveals that respondents had better knowledge than practice on infection prevention. The study suggestthat need for organizing regular training, monitoring, development and implementation of guideline to improve knowledge and practice of nurses for prevention of infection in the hospital.

scholarly journals Knowledge and Practice on Infection Prevention among Nurses of Bir Hospital, Kathmandu

2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 330-335
Author(s):  
Goma Devi Niraula Shrestha ◽  
Bandana Thapa
Keyword(s):  
Infection Prevention ◽  
Quality Care ◽  
Good Practice ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Systematic Sampling ◽  
Adequate Knowledge ◽  
Crucial Component ◽  
Provide Quality Care ◽  
Knowledge And Practice ◽  
Keywords Infection

Background: Infection prevention is a crucial component to provide quality care in any health care setting. Infections are leading cause of death and preventable illness. This study was conducted to find out the knowledge and practice among nurses regarding infectionprevention.Methods: A descriptive study design was adopted for the study. Total 170 nurses were included by usingcensus technique to assess knowledge on infection prevention.Probability systematic sampling technique was used by selecting every odd number from staffs’ list to observe the practice of 85 nurses..Semi-structured self-administered questionnaire and observation checklist was used for data collection. Results: The study showed that 57.1% of respondents had adequate knowledge and only 48.2% had good practice on infection preventionthrough hand hygiene, use of adequate personal protective equipment, decontamination, cleaning of instruments, sterilization, and use of antiseptics, disposal of sharps and waste disposal. Similarly 88.8% of the respondents had not received any training related to infection prevention.Conclusions: This study reveals that respondents had better knowledge than practice on infection prevention. The study suggestthat need for organizing regular training, monitoring, development and implementation of guideline to improve knowledge and practice of nurses for prevention of infection in the hospital. Keywords: Infection prevention; knowledge; practice; standard precautions.

scholarly journals Factors associated with safe intramuscular injection practice among nurses of a teaching hospital

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 70-74
Author(s):  
Rashmila Bajracharya
Keyword(s):  
Good Practice ◽  
Review Committee ◽  
Adequate Knowledge ◽  
Institutional Review ◽  
Inadequate Knowledge ◽  
Ethical Approval ◽  
Level Of Knowledge ◽  
Knowledge And Practice ◽  
Self Administered Questionnaire ◽  
Injection Practices

Introductions: Injection medication is one of the major responsibilities of a nurse. The principles and techniques of intramuscular (IM) injections are associated with safe nursing practice. Methods: A self-administered questionnaire for knowledge and observational checklist for procedure was used to assess the level of knowledge and practice of IM injection of nurses at Patan Hospital, Patan Academy of Health Sciences (PAHS), Nepal, during August 12 to September 07, 2018. Ethical approval was taken from Institutional Review Committee of PAHS. SPSS 16 was used for statistical analysis. Results: Out of total 78 nurses included, 5 (6.4%) had adequate knowledge, 59 (75.6%) moderate, 14 (17.9%) inadequate knowledge regarding IM injection. Similarly, out of 26 nurses observed for IM injection practices, 10 (38.5%) had good practice, 16 (61.5%) fair, and none had poor practice regarding IM injection. There was significant association of knowledge and practice of IM injection (p=0.03). Conclusions: The study shows three fourth nurses have moderately adequate level of knowledge of IM injection and more than half of them have fair practice.

scholarly journals Continuing Formal Education for Nurses in Ghana: The Perception of Non-Professional Nurses

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 200
Author(s):  
Edith Biamah Agyepong
Keyword(s):  
Continuing Education ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Quality Care ◽  
Dynamic Environment ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Nursing Profession ◽  
Care Giving ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
Provide Quality Care ◽  
Professional Nurses

Introduction:Continuing education is essential to the growth of the nursing profession due to the dynamic environment of the health industry. The study sought to explore the perceptions of non – professional nurses regarding continuing education. Methods:The qualitative descriptive design was employed and the purposive sampling technique used to recruit twenty - three non – professional nurses from Pantang Hospital in the Greater Accra Region. Thematic content analysis was used in analyzing the data. Results:The finding of the study showed that non – professional nurses have positive perceptions about continuing education. They believe that engaging in continuing education would improve their care giving skills in order to provide quality care to their clients. Conclusions: The study recommends that non-professional nurses with basic qualifications in the nursing profession should be encouraged to pursue continuing education.

scholarly journals A Descriptive Study to Assess the Knowledge and Practice on Personal Protective Equipment among Student Nurses in a Selected College of Nursing, New Delhi

2020 ◽  
Vol 07 (04) ◽  
pp. 8-12
Author(s):  
Uzma Anjum ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Personal Protective Equipment ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Good Practice ◽  
Student Nurses ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Protective Equipment ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
New Delhi ◽  
Knowledge And Practice ◽  
College Of Nursing

Personal Protective equipment is also called PPE. It is commonly worn by health care workers to prevent the transmission of infection. PPE includes helmets or caps, face shields, face masks, goggles, gowns, respirators, shoe covers or boots and gloves. These protective coverings will be effective when it is being used in an appropriate manner. The main objectives of this study were to assess the knowledge and practice on Personal Protective Equipment among student nurses. A Quantitative Research approach along with Descriptive Research design was used. A total of 110 student nurses were selected through Convenient Sampling Technique from DGNM 3rd Year, B.Sc. (Hons.) Nursing 2nd Year and B.Sc. (Hons.) Nursing 4th Year of Rufaida College of Nursing, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi in the month of July-August 2020. Structured Questionnaire was used via an online platform (Google forms) due to Covid 19 lockdown to assess the knowledge and practice on PPE. Out of 110 samples, 66 (60%) had good knowledge, followed by 44 (40%) having average knowledge and none were having poor knowledge on PPE, whereas 67 (60.9%) had an average practice, followed by 41 (37.3%) having good practice and only 2 (1.8%) had poor practice on PPE. Findings suggest that there is a need for practice-based knowledge assessment in clinical areas and thus improvement in the practice of PPE while working in hospitals.

scholarly journals A Study To Assess The Knowledge And Practice of Foot Care Among Diabetic Clients Attending Diabetic OPD

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 3922-3926
Author(s):  
Diabetic clients ◽  
Thamupriyadharshini
Keyword(s):  
Diabetic Foot ◽  
Good Practice ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Educational Status ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Foot Care ◽  
Interview Method ◽  
Inadequate Knowledge ◽  
Level Of Knowledge ◽  
Knowledge And Practice

Diabetic foot is one of the most common and distressing complication of diabetes resulting to major physical limitation, psychological and fiscal significances for the patient and their families. Great information and skill on regards to diabetic foot care will lessen the danger of diabetic foot difficulties and that will diminish the odds of removal of the limb. A descriptive study was adopted for assessing the level of knowledge and practice of Foot care among diabetic clients. A total of100 diabetic clients were selected using purposive sampling technique. Data were gathered utilizing self-structured questionnaire by a structured interview method. The outcomes portray that majority of the diabetic clients, 61% had inadequate knowledge, 28% had moderate knowledge and only 11% of the diabetic clients had average knowledge. The examination also uncovers that 23% of the diabetic clients had good practice and 77% had poor practice. The mean knowledge and practice score were 5.82 ± 2.53& 6.97±1.18 respectively. There is the strong connection (r= 0.698, p=0.0001) between Knowledge and Practice. There is statistically significant association of demographic variables noted with the knowledge and practice of foot care between age, Gender, Educational Status, Occupation, Duration of Diabetes, Current Diabetes Treatment, Presence of Co morbid (P values<0.001).

Knowledge and Practice among Nurses of Traction in Patients: In a Tertiary Care Center

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-51
Author(s):  
Sapana Gautam ◽  
Dinesh Kumar Thapa
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Care ◽  
Work Experience ◽  
Care Center ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
College Teaching ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Adequate Knowledge ◽  
Knowledge And Practice

Background and purpose: The role of nursing care among the traction patients is vital and they should be competent, experienced and educated well about the traction devices used and care to minimize the traction associated complications and infections. This study was designed to access the knowledge and practice regarding care and management of the patients with traction in orthopedic trauma by Nurses. Material and method: A cross sectional descriptive study was conducted on 100 eligible nursing staffs from Kathmandu Medical College Teaching Hospital. Non-probability purposive sampling technique and a self administered structured questionnaire were used to collect data. The statistical analysis was done by using the SPSS version 16. The association between the demographic factors was analyzed by using chi square test.  Result: The working area and traction training has significant relation to knowledge and other, such as age, education, work experience, worked in orthopedic ward has no significance. There is adequate knowledge as the percentage value is 88 and practice regarding care of the patient on traction is 98%. Conclusion: The knowledge regarding traction care seems sufficient in this study and every orthopedic nursing should be master in traction knowledge, application and nursing care to acquire early patient recovery without significant deformity and complications.

scholarly journals Knowledge and Practice Regarding Renewal of License among Staff Nurses

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 189-192
Author(s):  
Liji Sara Varghese ◽  
Packialakshmi. K ◽  
Tharani. P
Keyword(s):  
Good Practice ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Staff Nurses ◽  
The Public ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Level Of Knowledge ◽  
Knowledge And Practice ◽  
Treatment Safety ◽  
License Renewal

Background: A nurse is a healthcare professional who is responsible for the treatment, safety, recovery, and the overall care of a patient. Nurses advocate for health promotion, educate patients and the public on the prevention of illness and injury, provide care and assist in cure, participate in rehabilitation, and provide support. No other health care professional has such a broad and far-reaching role. Aim: The study was aimed to assess the level of knowledge and practice regarding renewal of license among staff nurses. Methodology: Non-experimental descriptive research design and non-probability convenient sampling technique was used to select 50 staff nurses. The assessment of the level of knowledge and practice among staff nurses was carried out by self-structured questionnaire and practice checklist. Result: Assessment of level of knowledge as well as practice regarding renewal of nursing license revealed that 9 (18%) of staff nurses had good knowledge, 39 (78%) moderate knowledge and 2(4%) poor knowledge, whereas 17 (34%) good practice, 32 (64%) poor practice and 1 (2%) didn’t perform renewal of license. It was concluded knowledge regarding nursing license has a significant association with checking of license status at p<0.05 level.On other hand, practice regarding nursing license had no significant association with demographic variables at p<0.05 level. Conclusion: It is inevitable to gain nursing license and do its renewal, as it will monitor minimum competencies and provides assurance to the public that predetermined standards have been met. Keywords: Nursing, license, renewal, staff nurses

KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE ON PREVENTION OF NEONATAL HYPOTHERMIA AMONG THE NURSES IN SELECTED HOSPITALS, KAMRUP METRO ASSAM WITH A VIEW TO DEVELOP AN INFORMATION BOOKLET: A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY

2021 ◽  
pp. 42-45
Author(s):  
Lairikyengbam Sunita ◽  
Rashmi Rekha Borah ◽  
Unmona Borgohain Saikia
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Demographic Variable ◽  
Good Practice ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Convenience Sampling ◽  
Knowledge And Practice ◽  
And Training ◽  
Neonatal Hypothermia

Hypothermia is one of the main risk factor of neonatal morbidity and mortality in developing countries like India. Most of the studies found that newborn babies of developing countries have a highest risk of LBW and preterm due to low socio economic condition so the neonates have a highest chance to get hypothermia. . Neonatal hypothermia is caused more due to lack of knowledge among the nurses than lack of the equipment like radiant warmer, blower, and incubator. The newborn baby has immature thermoregulatory controls during the early neonatal period. So, nursing personnel need to focus here. The aim Aim: of the study was to assess the Knowledge and practice on prevention of neonatal hypothermia among the nurses. A descriptive researc Methods and Materials: h design used to accomplish the objectives. Study was undertaken on 60 nurses working in NICU and postnatal ward in selected hospitals, Kamrup (M) Assam by using convenience sampling technique.Participents were selected on the basis of inclusion and exclusion criteria. Structure knowledge questionnaires, observation checklist were used to assess knowledge and practice. A descri Conceptual framework: ptive research design was used in this study and convenience sampling technique for obtaining adequate sample technique for obtaining adequate sampling technique for obtaining adequate sample for the study. Study was undertaken on 60 nurses in selected hospitals of Kamrup (M), Assam with the inclusive criteria. Knowledge questionnaire and observation checklist was used to assess knowledge and practice on prevention of neonatal hypothermia among the nurses. In this study, modied Nola J Pender's health promotion model was used for conceptual framework. In knowledge, majority 57% of Results: respondents had moderate knowledge, 38% of the respondents had inadequate knowledge and 5% of the respondent had adequate knowledge on prevention of neonatal hypothermia. In practice, majority 62% of respondents had fair practice, 38% had good practice and 0% had poor practice on prevention of neonatal hypothermia. The mean score of knowledge was 15.20±3.74 and the mean score of practice was 9.20±1.31. The calculated Karl Pearson's Correlation Value of r = 0.259 shows a positive correlation between knowledge and practice scores which clearly infers that when the knowledge on prevention of neonatal hypothermia among the Nurses increases their practice level also increases. There was signicant association of knowledge and practice with demographic variable like educational qualication and working area. However there was no signicant association the knowledge score and practice score with their selected demographic like age in year,gender,work experience and training attended. Thus the study concluded that majority of the nurses had moderat Conclusion: e knowledge and practice on prevention of neonatal hypothermia. The nurses need continuous in –service and training education with continuous observation of practice on prevention of neonatal hypothermia which will help to increase their knowledge as well as their practices

scholarly journals Knowledge and Practice on Prevention of Complications of Diabetes Mellitus among Patients with Diabetes in a Tertiary Hospital

2019 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 50-55
Author(s):  
Om K Acharya ◽  
Takma KC ◽  
Krishna D Shrestha
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Diabetic Complications ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
University Teaching ◽  
Diabetic Patients ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Complications Of Diabetes ◽  
Adequate Knowledge ◽  
Knowledge And Practice

Introduction: Diabetes is a major contributing factor for overall health status, morbidity, mortality and quality of life. Adequate knowledge and sufficient practice can prevent many possible diabetic complications. Hence, the objective of this study was to find out the knowledge and practice regarding prevention of complications of diabetes among diabetic patients. Methods: A descriptive, cross sectional design was carried out in Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital Kathmandu (TUTH). A total 124 diabetic patients who came for follow-up in endocrine Out Patient Department were selected through purposive sampling technique by using pre-tested structured interview schedule during four weeks. Data was analyzed by using the descriptive and inferential statistics with the help of Statistical Package of Social Science (SPSS) version 16. Results: The study findings showed that 24.2% respondents had adequate knowledge about complications. More than half of the respondents had sufficient practice (52.4%) regarding prevention of diabetic complications. Association between knowledge and selected variables showed that sex and education level tends to be significantly associated and regarding practice, area of residence and duration of illness were significantly associated (p<0.05). There was a statistically significant (p<0.001) and average positive relationship (r=0.605) was found between knowledge and practice. Conclusion: The study concluded that though only few respondents had adequate knowledge, more than half of the respondents had sufficient practice regarding preventing complications. This finding suggests awareness program regarding prevention of complications of diabetes mellitus should be launched periodically to increase knowledge and sufficient practice on prevention of diabetic complications.

scholarly journals Effectiveness of Information Education and Communication on Menstrual Hygiene among Adolescent School Girls of Jumla District

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 4-9
Author(s):  
Anika Dahal ◽  
Kamal Prasad Acharya
Keyword(s):  
Good Practice ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Government School ◽  
Menstrual Hygiene ◽  
Hygiene Practices ◽  
Adequate Knowledge ◽  
Post Test ◽  
High Knowledge ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Scientific Facts

Background: Menstruation and menstrual practices are darkened by taboos and different societal as well as cultural restrictions, which results in lack of adequate knowledge in adolescents regarding the scientific facts of menstruation as well as healthy menstrual hygiene practices. The objective of the study was to find out the effectiveness of information, education and communication (IEC) on menstrual hygiene among adolescents of Jumla district. Materials and Methods: Quasi-experimental research design was used for the study. The samples were taken from government school, Shree Janta Secondary Technical school of Chandannath municipality of Jumla District. A total of 112 adolescents girls studying in class 9 and class 10 were selected by using non probability total enumerative sampling technique. Data was collected by using self administered questionnaire. Data analysis was done by descriptive and inferential statistics. Results: The study revealed that 8.9% of respondents had high knowledge during pre test which was significantly increased to 60.7%  during post test and 27.7% of respondents had good practice during pre test which was significantly increased to 51.8%  during post test. Conclusion: The present study concluded that adolescents lacked appropriate knowledge and practices about menstruation in the pre test which significantly increased in post test. Thus, structured health education program can significantly bring positive change in healthy menstrual hygiene practices.

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