Acharya Anita S, Khandekar Jyoti, Sharma Amit, Tilak H R, Kataria Asha
Nurs J India. 2013 Nov-Dec;104(6):275-9.
Nursing personnel are at a greater risk of acquiring and transmitting blood-borne pathogens. Knowledge about standard precautions and practicing them is very critical in preventing blood borne transmitted infections. This cross sectional hospital-based study sought to assess the level of knowledge and practices regarding standard precautions for infection control amongst nurses and to determine their source of information. In a tertiary care hospital in Delhi, 293 nurses were administered a semi structured questionnaire in December 2011. Questions were asked on knowledge and practices about standard precautions, transmission of blood-borne pathogens, use of gloves, hand washing. Data was entered and analysed in SPSS version 12. The study revealed that the nurses had poor knowledge about standard precautions (97.9%). 189 (64.5%) nurses had inadequate knowledge about the transmission of blood-borne pathogens; more than three-fourth (77.5%) were aware about hepatitis-B vaccine; majority (72.7%) practiced washing soiled hands immediately; and more than half (58.7%) used Gowns and Gloves very often. Refresher training (34.5%) was the major source of information. This study has highlighted major gaps between the knowledge and practices of nurses regarding standard precautions.
护理人员感染和传播血源性病原体的风险更高。了解标准预防措施并加以实践对于预防血源传播感染至关重要。这项基于医院的横断面研究旨在评估护士对感染控制标准预防措施的知识水平和实践情况，并确定他们的信息来源。2011年12月，在德里的一家三级护理医院，对293名护士进行了半结构化问卷调查。问题涉及标准预防措施、血源性病原体传播、手套使用、洗手等方面的知识和实践。数据录入SPSS 12版进行分析。研究显示，护士对标准预防措施的知识掌握情况较差（97.9%）。189名（64.5%）护士对血源性病原体传播的知识掌握不足；超过四分之三（77.5%）的护士知晓乙肝疫苗；大多数（72.7%）护士会立即清洗污染的双手；超过一半（58.7%）的护士经常使用隔离衣和手套。进修培训（34.5%）是主要的信息来源。这项研究突出了护士在标准预防措施的知识和实践方面的主要差距。
