Nurses' Knowledge and Practices Regarding Devices Associated Infection at Intensive Care Units

Mostafa, Amina Mohamed; Allam, Zeinab A.; Ibrahim, Atteia Gad ELhak; Diab, Sheren Mohammed

doi:10.21608/tsnj.2025.418169

Nurses' Knowledge and Practices Regarding Devices Associated Infection at Intensive Care Units

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ 1 Master student of Critical Care Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University, Egypt. 2 Nursing Specialist at Kafer Elsheikh University Hospital, Egypt.

² Assistant Professor of Critical Care & Emergency Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University, Egypt.

³ Anesthesia Surgical Intensive Care Unit & Pain Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Egypt

10.21608/tsnj.2025.418169

Abstract

Background: Critical care nurses have an important role in preventing devices
associated infections. So, it is important for assessing critical care nurses'
knowledge and practice which is the key factor in reducing devices associated
infection. Aim: Assess nurses’ knowledge and practices regarding devices
associated infection at intensive care unit. Design: A descriptive research design
was utilized in current study. Setting: The study was conducted at the Surgical
Intensive Care Unit and Traumatology Medicine Intensive Care Unit at Tanta
Emergency Hospital in Tanta University hospital. Sample: All nurses, 80 nurses
were working in the previously mentioned settings who give care for
mechanically ventilated patients. Tools: Two data collection tools were used;
Tool I: Assessment of Nurses’ knowledge about devices associated infection
which consists of Nurses’ Socio-demographic Characteristics and Nurses’
Knowledge Questionnaire Regarding Devices Associated Infection and Tool II:
Observational Checklist regarding Nurses, Practice of Devices Associated
Infection. Results: Demonstrates that, 61.25% of the studied nurses had fair level
of knowledge compared to 22.50% of them had good level of knowledge
regarding DAI. Also, 60.00% of the studied nurses had satisfactory level
compared to 40.00% of them had unsatisfactory practices level. Conclusion: The
studied nurses who had fair level of knowledge had satisfactory level of practices
with statistical significance relation between total level of knowledge and total
level of practices with p value = 0.047. Recommendations: Continuous
education and training programs for nurses are recommended to enhance their
knowledge and practices related to device-associated infections.