Assessment of Knowledge and Practices of Nosocomial Infection among Nurses of Jinnah Hospital Lahore, Punjab- Pakistan

Nosocomial infection is an infection originating in patient in hospital. The infection is not present at the time of admission in the healthcare facility. It develops after 48 hours stay in the healthcare facility. Objective: To assess the knowledge of staff nurses related to prevention of Nosocomial infection and to identify the factors influencing knowledge deficit of staff nurses. Methods: The current study followed a quantitative research approach using a descriptive cross sectional research design. A purposive non-probability sampling technique was utilized in the current study. The sample was selected from population of medical, surgical, and Intensive Care Units (ICUs) with sample size of 70. The data collection tool used for this study was a modified questionnaire. Results: In the current study, the knowledge and practice regarding nosocomial infection in nurses in age group of 30-35 years is more as compare to nurses in age group of 26-30 years and 21-25 years. Conclusions: The results of current study concluded that nurses having working experience of more than 10 years have more knowledge and practice regarding nosocomial infection and its control. The study concluded that the knowledge and practice of nurses towards infection control measures may be improved by providing health education.