. Shilpa Gulia; . Kiran Kaur; . Shankuntala Devi; . Sandeep Singh; . Kusum K. Rohilla
Volume 12, Issue 5 , June 2022, , Pages 1-5
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Basic infection control measures are required in India’s health‑care setting inNeonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs) to lower the prevalence of hospital‑associated ...
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BACKGROUND: Basic infection control measures are required in India’s health‑care setting inNeonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs) to lower the prevalence of hospital‑associated infections.The aim of the present study was to assess practices followed by nurses of NICUs for nosocomialinfection prevention.MATERIALS AND METHODS: From January to February 2020, a descriptive cross‑sectional studywas conducted. Participants in the study were chosen by total enumeration sampling technique,i.e., 60 nurses were included in this study who working in tertiary care institutions, India. The studyrespondents’ knowledge and practice for nosocomial infection control strategies were assessed byusing a 30‑item and 27‑item questionnaires, respectively. SPSS (version 23.0) was used to analyzethe data collected.RESULTS: Results showed that all nurses (100%) were females, belongs to the age group of26–35 years (82%), hold professional qualifications (34%) in GNM as well as post basic BSc nursing,married (72%), had 1–5 years of professional experience (66%), and working in the NICUs for1–3 years (74%). Most of nurses (55%) had never attended any session on nosocomial infectionprevention. Nurses of NICUs (70%) had just a moderate degree of understanding on nosocomialinfection prevention. Nurses’ practice showed good practise (60%) for nosocomial infection preventionin NICUs.CONCLUSIONS: The necessity to adopt health‑care policy about nosocomial infections and executionof regular training program to upgrade and refresh nurses’ knowledge and practices regardingfor nosocomial infection control measures is indicated to fill gap among knowledge and practicesconcerning nosocomial infection control and prevention.
