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Assessment of Nurses' knowledge and Performance Regarding Prevention of Open Heart Surgery Site Infection

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Last updated: 26 Dec 2024

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Open heart Surgical Site Infection (SSI) is a life-threatening complication that occurs after cardiac surgery, it is associated
with severe outcomes including exacerbation all of the following: hospitalization, healthcare costs, morbidity, and
mortality. The present study aimed to assess nurses' knowledge, and performance regarding prevention of open heart
surgery site infection. This conducted through a cross-sectional study design, on 77 nurses enrolled conveniently from
Open Heart Surgery Unit, Mansoura University Hospitals, Egypt. Data was collected by using nurses' knowledge
assessment self-administrated questionnaire and nurses' performance observational checklist. The main findings illustrated
that 45.5% of nurses had poor total score level of knowledge (< 60.00 – 69.99), and 41.6% of them had expert total score
level of performance (75 - < 85%). The researcher concludes that less than half of nurses have poor total knowledge score,
and more than three-fourths of them have total expert, and proficient performance scores levels regarding the prevention of
open-heart SSI. Accordingly, the following are recommended: continuous on job education programs should be provided
for all nurses to enhance their knowledge and performance about prevention of open heart SSI, as well, further research are
needed to explore factors that contribute to nurses' adherence to preventive measures of open-heart SSI.

DOI

10.21608/mnj.2023.322072

Keywords

Knowledge, performance, Open heart surgery, Surgical Site Infection

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Asmaa

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EL-Azab

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Bcs., Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University Clinical Instructor

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Marwa

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Mostafa

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Assist Professor of Critical Care and Emergency Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, Egypt.

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Samar

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Abdelraouf

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Professor of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, Egypt

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10

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1

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43822

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2023-01-01

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2023-10-18

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2023-01-01

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451

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459

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2735-4121

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2735-413X

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Mansoura Nursing Journal

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Assessment of Nurses' knowledge and Performance Regarding Prevention of Open Heart Surgery Site Infection

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26 Dec 2024