Perumal Vanaja, Abdulrhman Alheraish Yasser, Shahzad Muhammad, Maarof Siti, Perez Mavic, Nair Pradeep
Cardiac Surgery, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, SAU.
Critical Care, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, SAU.
Cureus. 2022 Oct 23;14(10):e30597. doi: 10.7759/cureus.30597. eCollection 2022 Oct.
Background and objective Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), especially central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI), are among the most critical public health problems worldwide. Knowledge, attitude, and skills of nurses are vital in HAI prevention. In this study, we aimed to assess nurses' knowledge, skills, and compliance related to CLABSI. Method This study was conducted in a heart center as a prospective interventional study. Eighty nurses were selected after obtaining their consent to participate in the pretest, posttest, and skills review. Qualified nurses registered with the Saudi Council and working for at least one month in the relevant unit at the time of the study were included. Nurse managers, interns, and student nurses were excluded. Nurses' skills were analyzed using a competency-based checklist approved by the hospital. Results We enrolled 80 participants in our study. The majority of the participants (51.25%) fell under the age group of 25-34 years. There were 68 females (85%). Participants with an experience of 6-10 years constituted the biggest proportion (37.5%) in the cohort in terms of work experience. The mean CLABSI knowledge-related pretest and posttest scores were 6.7 ±1.09 and 6.8 ±1.11, respectively, while the CLABSI compliance scores were 8.1 ±0.99 and 8.3 ±0.97, respectively. Conclusion Based on our findings, clinical experience of more than five years is associated with good CLABSI knowledge and compliance among nurses. Nurses' level of education also had a significant relationship with CLABSI pretest and posttest scores.
背景与目的 医疗保健相关感染（HAIs），尤其是中心静脉导管相关血流感染（CLABSI），是全球最严重的公共卫生问题之一。护士的知识、态度和技能在预防HAIs方面至关重要。在本研究中，我们旨在评估护士与CLABSI相关的知识、技能和依从性。方法 本研究在一家心脏中心进行，为前瞻性干预研究。在获得80名护士同意参与预测试、后测试和技能评估后将其纳入。纳入的护士需在沙特委员会注册合格且在研究时在相关科室工作至少一个月。护士经理、实习生和实习护士被排除在外。使用医院批准的基于能力的检查表分析护士的技能。结果 我们的研究共纳入80名参与者。大多数参与者（51.25%）年龄在25 - 34岁之间。女性有68名（85%）。就工作经验而言，有6 - 10年经验的参与者在队列中占比最大（37.5%）。CLABSI知识相关的预测试和后测试平均得分分别为6.7±1.09和6.8±1.11，而CLABSI依从性得分分别为8.1±0.99和8.3±0.97。结论 根据我们的研究结果，超过五年的临床经验与护士良好的CLABSI知识和依从性相关。护士的教育水平也与CLABSI预测试和后测试得分有显著关系。
