"Knowledge Regarding The Prevention Of Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infection In Patients, Among Staff Nurses In Selected Hospitals, Thrissur."

Catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) is the most common healthcare- associated infection and cause of secondary bloodstream infections. Despite many advances in diagnostics, prevention and treatment, CAUTI remains a severe healthcare burden. More than 560,000 patients develop CAUTI each year, leading to extended hospital stays, increased healthcare costs, and patient morbidity and mortality. This study was undertaken to assess the knowledge of staff nurses regarding the prevention of catheter-associated urinary tract infection in patients, in selected hospitals, Thrissur. The objectives of the study were to assess the level of knowledge on prevention of catheter-associated urinary tract infection in patients , among staff nurses , to find the association of knowledge on prevention of urinary tract infection in patients among staff nurses with their selected demographic variables ,and to prepare and distribute an information booklet on the prevention of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection. A descriptive survey research design was adopted for this study. The study was conducted among 60 staff nurses who were selected through the convenience sampling technique. The knowledge of the subjects was assessed using a structured knowledge questionnaire on prevention of CAUTI. The results showed that out of the 60 samples majority 50 (83.3%) staff nurses have average knowledge, where as 7 (11.7%) staff nurses have good knowledge, and only 3 (5%) of them have poor knowledge regarding the prevention of CAUTI. The study revealed that there is a significant association between the knowledge among the staff nurses regarding prevention of CAUTI with their selected demographic variables such as age and there is no significant association between the knowledge among staff nurses regarding the prevention of CAUTI with there selected demographic variables such as area of working, educational qualification, year of nursing experience and attended educational programme