Modern Care Journal

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Background and AimNosocomial infection is one of the most important problems in all hospitals, waste time and energy and at last cause dead. This study conducted to determine knowledge and practice of nurses about nosocomial infection in Birjand Vali- Asr hospital of Birjand.   Material and methodThis descriptive- analytic study was done in Vali- Asr hospital and consists of all degree of nursing staff. Instrument was a questionnaire with three partsdemographic data, 30 questions for knowledge, 30 questions for practice. Staffs completed them during shift. Data were. analyzed with T­- Test, one way ANOVA and Pearson correlation by SPSS.   ResultFinding showed that 142 samples participant in this study 9.9% male and 90.1% female, 29.6%, 70.4% nurse, mean age of samples were 32.4 ± 7.5 years. Mean record of service 9.7 ± 0.9 years. 2.2% of them had poor, 62.7% moderate and 35.1 % good knowledge. 0.8% had poor practice, 34.7%moderate and 64.5% good practice. There wasn't significant relationship between sex and knowledge and practice, but significant relationship between knowledge and practice with degree of education.   ConclusionMost of samples had acceptable knowledge and practice. Educational program can improve and reinforce their knowledge and practice.

Keywords: knowledge, practice, nosocomial infection

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