EFFECTIVENESS OF AN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM ABOUT BIOLOGICAL HAZARD SAFETY MEASURES KNOWLEDGE AMONG CRITICAL CARE NURSES

2021 ◽  
pp. 98-100
Author(s):  
Yasmin Abdalla
Keyword(s):  
Critical Care ◽  
Personal Protective Equipment ◽  
Educational Program ◽  
Critical Care Nurses ◽  
Public Hospitals ◽  
Work Place ◽  
Protective Equipment ◽  
Safety Measures ◽  
Biological Hazard ◽  
Nurses Knowledge

Background: communicable and contagious diseases and exposure to blood-borne pathogens make critical care nurses expose to biological work place hazard. The aim of the study was to assess the effectiveness of an educational program on critical care nurses' knowledge about safety measures of biological hazard. Methodology: It was a pre/post interventional, hospital-based study, study subjects were 200 intensive care nurses (34 males 17% and 166 females 83%) working for one year or more in critical care settings (8 units) in ve public hospitals, Khartoum state, Sudan. A structured face to face questionnaire was used pre and posttest. A program done by lectures about biological hazard, causes, and safety measures, sitting group's discussion and direct individual educational sessions, interview was carried with each hospital's matron. Results: Knowledge about biological hazard as work place hazards was 100% in both pre and post results. Regarding preventive measures of biological hazard, participants showed different values in answer like uses of personal protective equipment (PPE) mentioned by 99% in preprogram test while hand washing was mentioned by 49.5% in pretest evaluation, Personal protective equipment was poorly provided. Conclusion: The educational program for critical care nurses had efcient results, as the noticeable improvement of results of critical care nurses' knowledge about universal precautions.

scholarly journals Critical Care Nurses’ Knowledge, Attitudes, and Perceived Barriers towards Pressure Injuries Prevention

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 117 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdul-Monim Batiha
Keyword(s):  
Critical Care ◽  
Injury Prevention ◽  
Pressure Ulcer ◽  
Critical Care Nurses ◽  
Public Hospitals ◽  
Perceived Barriers ◽  
Independent Effect ◽  
Pressure Injury ◽  
Pressure Injury Prevention ◽  
Nurses Knowledge

Background: Pressure injuries are a considerable problem for hospitalized critically ill and elderly patients, as such injuries produce pain, and reduce total wellbeing, resulting in increased morbidity and mortality, as well as often extending those patients’ hospital staysPurpose: The purpose of this study was to determine critical care nurses knowledge, attitudes, and perceived barriers toward pressure injuries prevention.Design: A descriptive cross-sectional survey was performed, using a questionnaire method to critical care nurses’. The study took place between August and October 2017 and involved ten hospitals: two university hospital, six public hospitals, and two private hospitals.  Methods: Data were collected by means of a questionnaire using two valid and reliable instruments: i) the Pressure Ulcer Knowledge Assessment Tool 2⋅0, and ii) Attitude Toward Pressure Ulcer Prevention and two newly developed instruments sociodemographic and perceived barriers toward pressure injury prevention.Results: The entire mean knowledge score for the participants was 54.9%, and overall high attitude scores were 76.7%. Level of education, years employed in a critical care unit, training received on pressure injury prevention, and the number of papers read on pressure injury prevention was all identified as having a significant and independent effect on participants’ knowledge concerning prevention of pressure injuries. To evaluate the effect of demographic characteristics on nurses’ attitudes, the only significant variable was "years of employment in critical care units". Shortage of staff was the most commonly cited barrier faced by critical care nurses’ during practice.

scholarly journals Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Personal Safety Measures Adopted by Medical Practioners during the Covid-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 883-887
Author(s):  
Hemapriya L ◽  
Maureen Prativa Tigga ◽  
Anil Kumar M.R ◽  
Prathap T ◽  
Neha Wali ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Personal Protective Equipment ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Well Being ◽  
World Health ◽  
Protective Equipment ◽  
Personal Safety ◽  
Safety Measures

BACKGROUND A novel coronavirus (now termed as SARS-CoV-2) was detected as the causative agent of severe pneumonia in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, in December 2019. Declared by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a global pandemic in March 2020, it has created profound changes in global economy and healthcare systems. This study evaluates the knowledge and practice with regard to various personal safety measures used by the healthcare professionals. METHODS We conducted a questionnaire study after obtaining approval, from the Institutional ethical committee. An online survey was conducted using a preformatted questionnaire consisting of multiple-choice questions which assessed the knowledge and practices adopted by various healthcare professionals. The survey was done between 1st and 30th of June 2020 and a total of 536 responses was analysed. RESULTS 58.4 % of the participants were females, 66 % of the healthcare workers worked at a private hospital / private medical college with 82.1 % being located in urban areas. Of the 536 respondents, 90.1 % practiced bathing immediately after returning home and 86.8 % sanitized their accessories. 86.9 % of the professionals used frequent sanitization with use of mask and gloves whereas only 12.3 % used full personal protective equipment. 58 % of females had used hydroxychloroquine as prophylaxis whereas only 41 % of males used it (statistically significant, P = 0.005). Healthcare workers in younger age group (23 - 40 years) were more likely to maintain distance with family members, and government doctors were significantly more likely to do so (P < 0.001) as compared to private practitioners. CONCLUSIONS With the medical professionals being at high risk for contracting the infection, the need to provide the healthcare professionals with adequate personal protective equipment is of utmost importance. There is also a need to maintain the well-being of the healthcare professionals as they are the weakest link in the chain. KEY WORDS Medical Practitioners, Personal Protective Equipment, Safety Measures

A survey of pediatric critical care nurses' knowledge of pain management

1997 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 289-295 ◽  
Author(s):  
C Pederson ◽  
D Matthies ◽  
S McDonald
Keyword(s):  
Critical Care ◽  
Pain Management ◽  
Signs And Symptoms ◽  
Educational Interventions ◽  
Critical Care Nurses ◽  
Toxic Metabolite ◽  
Pediatric Critical Care ◽  
Related Information ◽  
Item Scale ◽  
Nurses Knowledge

BACKGROUND: Although nurses are accountable for pain management, it cannot be assumed that they are well informed about pain. Nurses' knowledge base underlies their pain management; therefore, it is important to measure their knowledge. OBJECTIVE: To measure pediatric critical care nurses' knowledge of pain management. METHOD: A descriptive, exploratory study was done. After a pilot study, an investigator-developed Pain Management Knowledge Test was distributed to 50 pediatric ICU nurses. Test responses were collected anonymously and coded by number. Item analysis was done, and descriptive statistics were calculated. Modified content analysis was used on requests for pain-related information. RESULTS: The test return rate was 38%. The overall mean score was 63%. Mean scores within test subsections varied from 50% to 92%. Other mean scores were 85% on a nine-item scale of drug-action items and 92% on a two-item scale of intervention items. However, no nurse recognized that cognitive-behavioral techniques can inhibit transmission of pain impulses; only 32% indicated that meperidine converts to a toxic metabolite, only 47% recognized nalbuphine as a drug that may cause signs and symptoms of withdrawal if given to a patient who has been receiving an opioid; and only 63% indicated that when a child states that the child has pain, pain exists. Thirteen nurses requested pain-related information, and all requests focused on analgesic medications. CONCLUSIONS: Testing nurses' knowledge of pain indicated gaps that can be addressed through educational interventions. Research is needed in which the test developed for this study is used as both pretest and posttest in an intervention study with pediatric critical care nurses or is modified for use with nurses in other clinical areas.

scholarly journals Practices of Healthcare Workers regarding Infection Prevention in Bale Zone Hospitals, Southeast Ethiopia

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Demisu Zenbaba ◽  
Biniyam Sahiledengle ◽  
Daniel Bogale
Keyword(s):  
Personal Protective Equipment ◽  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Infection Prevention ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Healthcare Services ◽  
Good Knowledge ◽  
Work Place ◽  
Protective Equipment ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Bale Zone

Introduction. In Ethiopia, infection prevention to protect patients, healthcare workers, and visitors from healthcare-acquired infections is one of a number of nationwide transformational initiatives to ensure the provision of quality healthcare services. The aim of this research was to assess the practice of healthcare workers regarding infection prevention and its associated factors in Bale zone Hospitals. Methods. A cross-sectional study targeted 402 healthcare workers using simple random sampling to learn about their practices related to infection prevention. Data were collected in interviews using pretested, structured questionnaires. Returned questionnaires were checked for completeness and then data were entered into a database and analyzed using SPSS Version 20. Adjusted odd ratio (AOR) with a 95% confidence interval was calculated to determine the strength of association, and variables with a p value <0.05 in the final model were considered as statistically significant. Results. Three hundred ninety-four healthcare workers participated in the study. Of these; 145 (36.8%, 95% CI 32, 42%) of them were found to have self-reported good infection prevention practice. Good knowledge towards infection prevention (AOR = 1.84, 95% CI 1.02, 3.31), availability of personal protective equipment (AOR = 1.96, 95% CI 1.16, 3.32), and water (AOR = 4.42, 95% 2.66, 7.34) at workplace were found to have a statistically significant association with healthcare workers self-reported good infection prevention practices. Conclusions. In this study, slightly more than one-third of the healthcare workers reported to have good infection prevention practice. Good knowledge towards infection prevention, working in departments, availability of personal protective equipment, and water at work place were found to have statistically significant association with self-reported good infection prevention practices.

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