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Nurses' knowledge and care practices for infection prevention in neutropenic patients
Gul Hatice Tarakcioglu Celik1, Fatos Korkmaz1
1a Faculty of Nursing , Hacettepe University , Ankara , Turkey.
Background:
Neutropenia-associated infections can prolong hospitalization, increase re-admission, mortality and morbidity rates.
Aim:
To determine nurses' knowledge and infection control care practices in neutropenic patients.
Design:
This descriptive study was conducted between January 2012 and May 2012, at oncology adult inpatient units of a university hospital in Turkey. Sample consisted of 51 staff nurses.
Methods:
Data were collected by a form included sociodemographic characteristics, neutropenia knowledge questions, and infection control care practices. Each nurse was observed by researcher three times for infection control care practices.
Results:
The mean score of nurses' knowledge was 21.3 ± 2.4 (min. 17; max. 27). For all three observations hand hygiene adherence was found low both in medication preparation, administration and vital signs assessment. Sterility disrupted in almost all preparation of parenteral medications.
Conclusions:
Even nurses' knowledge related with neutropenia and care of neutropenic patient was found above average their infection control care practices were found insufficient.
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