Nurses’ Knowledge and Practices in Preventing Surgical Site Infections: A Cross-sectional Study
Although nurses had adequate knowledge, fewer applied it effectively. Continuous education, monitoring, and institutional support are crucial to enhance SSI prevention and patient safety.
Authors
- Komal Rani
- Ankit Raj (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2495-3354)
- Arvind Kumar Singh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7063-7435)
- Devendra Kumar Singh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4388-6433)
- Archana Yadav (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4837-0687)
- Anjali Rathee
- Priyanshi Dixit
- Lalit Kumar
Institutions
- Vardhman Mahavir Medical College & Safdarjung Hospital (IN)
- Adesh University (IN)
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of African Medicine
- Published
- 2026-03-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4103/aam.aam_810_25
- Primary Topic
- Surgical site infection prevention
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00