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Missed Infection Control Practices Among Nurses in Medical and Surgical Wards in Jordan: A Cross-Sectional Study.
Muhammad Ahmed Alshyyab1, Rania Ali Albsoul2, Gerard FitzGerald3
1Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan.
Research in Nursing & Health
|September 20, 2025
Summary
Nurses in Jordan
Area of Science:
- Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety
- Nursing Practice
- Infection Prevention and Control
Background:
- Missed infection control practices pose a significant threat to healthcare quality and patient safety.
- Research is crucial to understand undelivered infection control practices by nursing personnel, particularly in Arab nations.
Purpose of the Study:
- To identify missed infection control nursing practices.
- To determine the reasons behind these missed practices among nurses in Jordan's medical and surgical wards.
Main Methods:
- A cross-sectional study design was employed.
- Data were collected from 514 nurses in seven Jordanian hospitals using the Missed Nursing Care Infection Prevention and Control (MNCIPC) Survey.
- Statistical analyses included descriptive, inferential, and multivariate regression.
Main Results:
- Nurses in medical wards reported more missed infection control activities than those in surgical wards.
- Overtime work, less clinical experience, and lack of formal training correlated with increased missed infection control.
- Inadequate staffing, urgent patient needs, and increased patient volume/acuity were primary reasons for missed care.
Conclusions:
- Recognizing and addressing missed infection control activities is essential.
- Interventions should focus on increasing nursing staff levels to manage workload fluctuations and prevent missed care.
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