MEASURES FOR PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF NOSOCOMIAL INFECTION AMONG NURSES IN DHQ HOSPITAL FAISALABAD

Abstract

Background: Identify the measure for prevention and controlling nosocomial infection in neonatal intensive care unit. Health care association infection cause complication and may lead to critical situation. It is necessary the health care facilitators to have knowledge of intervention of infection prevention and controlling. Healthcare personnel protect neonate from hospital acquired infection by standardize method. Objective: To identify the measure for prevention and controlling of nosocomial infection and to improve infection prevention strategy. Pried: Total duration of study is four month. Methodology: It is cross sectional study and structure questionnaire tool is used. Non probability sampling technique is used for data collection. The sample size is 141 including head nurses and registered nurses working in district head quarter DHQ hospital Faisalabad. Result: 75% of nurses response for infection control team working in their hospital.90% response for using standardize method for infection control.60% response for ongoing assessment .only 31% response of health care worker behavior modification.64% response to follow infection control policy and guideline is used.58% of nurses take training on infection prevention. 95% agree to start diploma on infection prevention and controlling. Only 40% health care professional followed eleven step of hand washing is not feasible to follow every time due to shortage of time. 67% agree on available of alcohol base sanitizer. Only 44% staff wearing gloves. Conclusion: knowledge and education on infection prevention and controlling can change and modify their practice and behavior.