title: Prevention of central venous catheter-associated bloodstream infections: A questionnaire evaluating the knowledge of the selected 11 evidence-based guidelines by Polish nurses.
abstract: This study evaluated the questionnaire testing nurses' knowledge about the maintenance of a central venous catheter (CVC) and assessed it with regard to age, work experience, type of ward, frequency of trainings, and postgraduate education. There were 1,180 questionnaires (N = 784; 66.4% of the total sample) distributed in several regions of Poland for a period of 7 months. The difficulty level for each question ranged from 0.22-0.88.
authors: Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Nursing, The Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland. Electronic address: karinablankaanna@yahoo.co.uk.
authors: Karina
authors: K
authors: Dedunska
authors: Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Nursing, The Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland.
authors: Danuta
authors: D
authors: Dyk
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D055499:Catheter-Related Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000379:methods*; D062905:Central Venous Catheters / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009726:Nurses; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011044:Poland; D011361:Professional Competence; D018805:Sepsis / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: Central venous catheter; Evidence based guidelines; Infection control; Nursing care; Prevention