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Asian Pacific Journal of Nursing

Volume 10, Issue 2, 2023
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Asian Pacific Journal of Nursing
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XXX-XXXX (Print), 2349 – 0683 (Online)
Frequency
bi-annual
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Title
AWARENESS ABOUT NOSOCOMIAL INFECTIONS AMONG NURSES AND HEALTHCARE WORKERS OF HOSPITAL IN MEERUT UP
Author
Amit Mohan Varshney1, Sartaj Ahmad*2, Rahul Bansal3, Saurabh Sharma4, Pawan Parashar5, ArvindShukla6 and Susheel Kumar Singh7
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sartajsaleem@gmail.com
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Nosocomial Infection, Hand Hygiene, Knowledge And Practice, Nurses, Healthcare Workers.
Abstract
Physicians, nurses and health care workers are exposed to hospitals for long duration which increases their risk of acquiring infections. Infection control practices are geared towards reduction of occurrence and transmission of infectious diseases. Hundreds of millions of patients are affected by Hospital-acquired infection (HAI) worldwide each year, leading to significant patient mortality rates and financial losses for health systems. Education and training of healthcare workers about standard infection control can reduce the extent of risks of nosocomial infection. Nurses have a critical role to play in prevention measures and infection control and they should have the opportunity for continuous professional development. To assess the knowledge, and practices of nurses and Healthcare workers of Hospital in Meerut. A pre-designed, pre-tested, anonymous self-administered, semi-structured questionnaire was given to each respondent. Data was collected over a period of four months from September to December 2013.As results shows that, 102 respondents were participated in this study. There was poor knowledge about the hand hygiene 83.33%, use of gloves 61.76% and use of mask, goggle and gown 58.82%. Thus it was concluded that the knowledge about nosocomial infection was poor. A serious effort like educational training is needed to improve the knowledge on nosocomial infection is necessary for nurses and health workers.
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