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Lo'ai Aburayyan1, Candan Ozturk2, Mohammad Qtait3
1Faculty of Nursing, https://ror.org/02x8svs93Near East University, Nicosia, Cyprus.
Objectives:
Nurses play a critical role in preventing health care-acquired infections (HAIs) by applying infection control practices during hospitalization, in health care settings, and after patient discharge. Our aim was to evaluate the effect of an HAIs educational workshop on the knowledge, attitude, and practice of pediatric nurses at Al-Mezan Hospitals in Palestine.
Methods:
A quasi-experimental study was conducted in 2022 among 44 pediatric nurses working in the PICU, NICU, pediatric ward, and nursery departments. Data were collected using demographic, knowledge, attitude, and practice questionnaires before and after the intervention. The educational workshop consisted of 4 sessions, each lasting 45 minutes. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 23, including descriptive statistics and paired t tests, with a significance level set at P < 0.05.
Results:
Post-intervention scores showed significant improvements: knowledge increased from 52.9 ± 3.3 to 61.9 ± 4.1, attitude from 44.1 ± 4.1 to 52.6 ± 3.4, and practice from 42.1 ± 5.7 to 53.3 ± 3.3. All changes were statistically significant (P ≤ 0.001), indicating the effectiveness of the workshop.
Conclusions:
The HAIs educational workshop significantly enhanced the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of pediatric nurses regarding infection control. These findings highlight the importance of continuous education and training programs to improve health care quality and patient safety.
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