Nurse’s Knowledge and Practice Regarding Prevention of Neonatal Sepsis

Background: Neonatal sepsis is the single most common cause of neonatal death in hospital as well as community in developing country. Methods: A cross sectional study design was used to identify the nurse’s knowledge and practice regarding prevention of neonatal sepsis. Total 120 samples were selected to use purposive sampling technique and data were collect by using self-administered semi-structured questionnaire. Result: In this study, Knowledge Mean scores of knowledge was16.03 and mean practice was 40.36. 80.15% of the participants had adequate knowledge level and 80.72% had a good practice level. Conclusion: This study underscores that nurses possess a commendable level of knowledge and practice regarding the prevention of neonatal sepsis, with high compliance in key areas such as hand hygiene, aseptic techniques, and umbilical cord care.