Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Regarding Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection Prevention Among Registered Nurses
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Knowledge, Attitudes, Practices, Central line-associated bloodstream infection prevention, Registered nursesAbstract
Central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) is a leading cause of death in patients. The practices of registered nurses are very important in preventing CLABSI. This descriptive correlational study aimed to examine the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of registered nurses regarding CLABSI prevention, and to study the relationship between knowledge, attitudes, and practices of registered nurses regarding CLABSI prevention. The participants were 268 registered nurses who were working in the intensive care unit, medical wards, and surgical wards in three tertiary hospitals under the Department of Medical Services, Ministry of Public Health. Data were collected between June and September 2017. The Research instrument was a questionnaire that consisted of four parts: demographic data, knowledge of CLABSI prevention, attitudes towards CLABSI prevention, and practices of CLABSI prevention. The content validity of questionnaire was examined by five experts. The content validity index was 1.0. The reliability of the knowledge, attitudes, and practices questionnaire were .81, .70 and .93 respectively. Data were analyzed by using descriptive statistics. The relationship between knowledge, attitudes, and practices of registered nurses regarding CLABSI prevention was analyzed by using the Spearman Correlation Coefficients.
The research findings showed that the participants had knowledge of CLABSI prevention at a moderate level with a median score of 11 out of 17 points. The samples participants had highly positive attitudes regarding CLABSI prevention at a high level with a median score of 52 out of 64 points, and practice was at a high level with a median score of 45 out of 51 points. It was also found that the participants’ knowledge of and attitudes regarding CLABSI prevention were positively correlated at with a statistical significance of .01 (r = .258). The knowledge and practices of the participants’ regarding CLABSI prevention were positively correlated at with a statistical significance of .01 (r = .191). The attitudes and practices of the participants’ regarding CLABSI prevention were positively correlated at with a statistical significance of .01 (r = .332).
The results of this research can be used as baseline information and guidance on planning to promote knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding CLABSI prevention among registered nurses in hospitals under the Department of Medical Services, Ministry of Public Health.
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