Nurses’ Performance Regarding Prevention of Surgical Site Infection for Patients after Neurosurgery

Abdelmoaty, Tamer; Hussein, Furat Mahmoud; Hamza, Manar Fathy

doi:10.21608/hijnrp.2025.404682.1389

Nurses’ Performance Regarding Prevention of Surgical Site Infection for Patients after Neurosurgery

Document Type : Scientific Research Periodical

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¹ faculty of nursing helwan univeristy

² Medical and Surgical Health Nursing, Helwan, Helwan

³ Medical and Surgical Health Nursing, Helwan, cairo

10.21608/hijnrp.2025.404682.1389

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Background: Surgical site infections (SSIs) post neurosurgery are the most commonly encountered healthcare associated infections among neurosurgery treated patients. Nursing performance means nurses knowledge and practice. Aim: This study aimed to assess nurses’ performance regarding prevention of surgical site infection for patients after neurosurgery. Research design: A descriptive exploratory design was utilized to conduct the study. Setting: The current study was conducted at neurosurgical word Menoufia University Hospital Sample: The study sample included a convenient sample of 100 nurses who worked at previous mentioned setting and provided care for patients after neurosurgery. Tools: Two tools were used in this study. Tool 1: Nurses’ self-administered questionnaire that included 2 parts concerned with Nurses’ personal data and Nurses’ knowledge regarding prevention of surgical site infection. Tool 2: Observational check list. Results: 82% of studied nurses were female and 84% received training within the last two years, 68% of nurses demonstrated satisfactory level of knowledge and 62% studied nurses had total competency level across of all practices. Conclusion: More than two third of studied nurses had satisfactory total knowledge level regarding prevention of surgical site infection for patient after neurosurgery , while more than three fifth had total competency level across all practices level regarding prevention of surgical site infection for patient after neurosurgery. Also, there was strong positive correlation between total knowledge and total practice among studied nurses. Recommendations: Conducting training program for nurses to enhance their awareness and to help the nurses to improve their performance regarding prevention of surgical site infection for patient after neurosurgery.

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