Evaluation of knowledge and practice amongst nursing staff toward infection control measures in a tertiary care hospital in India.
OBJECTIVE
A study to assess the level of knowledge and practice of 100 staff nurses on infection control measures was carried out in a tertiary care center.


METHODS
A structured questionnaire was used to collect the data.


RESULTS
The mean knowledge of staff nurses regarding infection control measures was 75.5% and the mean reported infection control practice was 57.5%. After conducting exhaustive lectures on infection control related topics, a significant decline in the hospital-acquired infection (HAIs) rates was seen in the high-risk areas.


CONCLUSIONS
Training of nursing staff is needed to improve knowledge and practice in infection control.
Taneja
Juhi
J
Department of Microbiology, GB Pant Hospital, New Delhi, India.
BibhaBati
Mishra
M
Aradhana
Bhargava
B
Poonam
Loomba
L
Vinita
Dogra
D
Archana
Thakur
T
D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods*; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires