Nurses' knowledge and practice towards prevention of surgical site infection / Fatimah Sham ... [et al.]

Sham, Fatimah and Abdul Raji, Nur Azira and Omar, Mohd Fitri and Hasan, Zulkarnain and Patahorahman, Muhammad Khairi and Mohamed Sihat, Hapesah and Supramaaniam, Yogarani (2021) Nurses' knowledge and practice towards prevention of surgical site infection / Fatimah Sham ... [et al.]. International Journal of Service Management and Sustainability (IJSMS), 6 (1). pp. 1-20. ISSN 2550-1569

Abstract

Surgical Site Infection (SIS) is a common healthcare-associated infection that significantly impacts patient safety and financial losses for health systems. Enhancing nurses' knowledge and practice is an essential component in the prevention of the spread of infection. The study aims to assess the knowledge and practice of preventing surgical site infection among nurses. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 306 nurses in two public hospitals in Malaysia. Data were obtained from selfadministered questionnaires and analyzed using the IBM Statistical Packages for Social Science (SPSS) Window Version 23. This study revealed that 85.3 % of nurses had good knowledge, and 97.7 % had good practice regarding SSI prevention. However, there was no significant difference between the nurses' knowledge and practice towards Prevention SSI (x2: 1.10; p-value: 0.28). There was a statistically significant association between working unit

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Sham, Fatimah
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Abdul Raji, Nur Azira
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Omar, Mohd Fitri
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Hasan, Zulkarnain
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Patahorahman, Muhammad Khairi
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Mohamed Sihat, Hapesah
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Supramaaniam, Yogarani
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Subjects: R Medicine > RT Nursing
R Medicine > RT Nursing > Practical nursing
Divisions: Universiti Teknologi MARA, Sarawak
Journal or Publication Title: International Journal of Service Management and Sustainability (IJSMS)
UiTM Journal Collections: UiTM Journal > International Journal of Service Management and Sustainability (IJSMS)
ISSN: 2550-1569
Volume: 6
Number: 1
Page Range: pp. 1-20
Keywords: Knowledge; practice; nurses; prevention; surgical site infection
Date: March 2021
URI: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/44902
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