BACKGROUND: Aim of the study: The study aimed to assess nurse's skills regarding prevention of postpartum infection. Setting: the current study was conducted at delivery& postnatal unit at Benha University Hospital. Design: A descriptive study design. Sampling: A convenient sample of a total number of 50 nurses were recruited in the present study. Tools: Two tools were utilized for data collection, structured interviewing questionnaire tool and observational checklist. Results: The majority of the studied nurses had a good knowledge meanwhile, less than half of them had unsatisfactory practices regarding prevention of postpartum infection. There was a statistical significant between studied nurse's total knowledge and their educational qualification (P<0.05). Conclusion: The majority of studied nurses had a good knowledge, on the other hand less than half of them had unsatisfactory practices concerning postpartum infection control measures. Recommendation; periodic in-service educational courses for nurses regarding their needs about preventive measures of infection.
NM, F., AA, O., AI, M., & SH M, A. (2017). Nurse`s Skills Regarding Prevention of Postpartum Infection. Egyptian Journal of Health Care, 8(2), 52-60. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2017.44921
MLA
Fahmy NM; Omran AA; Mohammed AI; Afifi SH M. "Nurse`s Skills Regarding Prevention of Postpartum Infection". Egyptian Journal of Health Care, 8, 2, 2017, 52-60. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2017.44921
HARVARD
NM, F., AA, O., AI, M., SH M, A. (2017). 'Nurse`s Skills Regarding Prevention of Postpartum Infection', Egyptian Journal of Health Care, 8(2), pp. 52-60. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2017.44921
VANCOUVER
NM, F., AA, O., AI, M., SH M, A. Nurse`s Skills Regarding Prevention of Postpartum Infection. Egyptian Journal of Health Care, 2017; 8(2): 52-60. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2017.44921
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