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A Study to Assess the Knowledge Regarding Standard Precautions among Staff Nurses Working in Various Departments of Selected Hospital, at Mangalore, Karnataka

Manjusha M. G, Manoj M. G, Syamly Sivadas

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Background of the study: Standard precautions are the infection control techniques, mainly including good hygiene habits, use of personal protective equipment, correct sharps handling, and aseptic techniques. Objectives: To assess the knowledge regarding standard precautions among staff nurses working in various departments of selected hospital at Mangalore. Methodology: The descriptive design was adopted; the samples were chosen by convenience sampling techniques, which consisted of 40 staff nurses working in various departments of unity hospital at Mangalore. A self-administered structured questionnaire was given to assess the knowledge regarding standard precaution. Results: The overall mean knowledge score regarding standard precautions (19.35±3.4) with the total mean percentage of 77.4% was obtained. Majority of the respondents, 19 (47.5%) had excellent knowledge regarding standard precautions, followed by 18 (45%) respondents who had good knowledge, 3 (7.5%) had average knowledge regarding standard precautions whereas none of them had poor knowledge regarding standard precaution. There was no significant association found between the knowledge score with the demographic variables of staff nurses.


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