Practices of Surgical Site Infection Prevention Among Registered Nurses
Keywords:
Practice, Surgical site infection, Prevention of Surgical site infection, Registered nurseAbstract
Surgical site infection (SSI) prevention practices of registered nurses are particularly important for the prevention and reduction of SSI. This descriptive study aimed to study practices of SSI prevention. The participants were 198 registered nurses who were working in surgical wards in four hospitals under the Department of Medical Services, Ministry of Public Health. Data were collected between September and October 2017. Research instrument was a questionnaire consisting of two parts: demographic data and practices of SSI prevention. The content validity of questionnaire was examined by five experts. The content validity index was 1.00. The reliability of the practices was .70. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics.
The research findings showed that in total, 74.2% of participants had correct practices for SSI prevention in the preoperative period at a moderate level and 92.9% of participants had the correct practices on SSI prevention in the postoperative period at a high level. However, the participants always had correct practices for SSI prevention in the preoperative period and the postoperative period only 45.5% and 73.0% of the time, respectively.
The results of this research can be used as baseline information and guidance on planning to promote practices regarding SSI prevention among registered nurses in hospitals under the Department of Medical Services, Ministry of Public Health which will lead to better patient safety.
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