Original Research Article
Year: 2020 | Month: October | Volume: 10 | Issue: 10 | Pages: 328-332
A Study to Assess the Knowledge and Practice of Staff Nurses Regarding Prevention of Infection During Procedures in Operation Theatres of Selected Maternity Hospitals at Jaipur with a View to Develop an Information Booklet
Priti Nair1, Minaxi Vyas2, Susheela Gadhwal3
1M.Sc. (N) & HOD Dept of OBG, Govt. College of Nursing, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
2Ph.D. (N), Faculty Dept of OBG, Govt. College of Nursing, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
3M.Sc. (N) OBG, Nursing Officer, Mahila Chikitsalay, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
Corresponding Author: Minaxi Vyas
ABSTRACT
Prevention is always better than cure. If we all know that something with the passage of your time might become dangerous, then it’s better to require a precautionary step to combat the danger. Therefore, looking into the intensity of the problem and investigators experience of working at Mahila Chikitsalaya, Sanganeri Gate, it is very important to find out the level of knowledge and practice of staff nurses updated with the standard protocols of surgery and infection prevention for the better post-operative results to avoid the post-operative complications. A quantitative study research approach was used with descriptive research study design for this study. 40 staff nurses were assessed by total enumerative sampling technique. The result showed that the highest mean percentage obtained by the respondents was 58% with SD of 2.14 in the aspect of knowledge regarding prevention of infection, highest mean percentage obtained by the respondents was 51% with SD of 4.93 in the aspect of practice regarding prevention of infection. There is Moderately Positive Correlation (‘r’ value 0.565) between knowledge and practice score of staff nurse regarding prevention of infection during procedures. The study result showed that the staff nurses had inadequate knowledge and inappropriate practice regarding prevention of infection during procedures in operation theatres and moderately positive correlation between knowledge and practice of staff nurses.
Key words: Knowledge, Practice, Staff nurses, prevention of infection, procedures in operation theatres, maternity hospital.