Evidence-based Practices in the Prevention of Central Venous Catheter Infections: Knowledge of Intensive Care Nurses
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Original Research
P: 91-98
June 2020

Evidence-based Practices in the Prevention of Central Venous Catheter Infections: Knowledge of Intensive Care Nurses

J Turk Soc Intens Care 2020;18(2):91-98
1. Demiroğlu Bilim Üniversitesi Florence Nightingale Hastanesi Hemşirelik Yüksekokulu, İstanbul, Türkiye
2. Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, İbni Sina Hastanesi, Ankara, Türkiye
3. Atılım Üniversitesi, Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi, Ankara, Türkiye
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Received Date: 03.12.2018
Accepted Date: 09.05.2019
Publish Date: 05.06.2020
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ABSTRACT

Objective:

This study aimed to determine the knowledge level of intensive care nurses regarding evidence-based practices in the prevention of infections related to the Central Venous Catheter (CVC).

Materials and Methods:

This descriptive study was conducted in the adult intensive care units of a research and practice hospital and a private hospital in September-November 2018. The written consent of the participants and the approval of the ethics committee and necessary institutions were obtained. In data collection, a “data collection form regarding the demographic features of the participants” and “information form oriented to preventing infections regarding CVC” were used.

Results:

The study was completed with 126 nurses, 52.4% of whom were aged 19-28 and 50.0% had been working in intensive care units for 1-38 months. Their knowledge regarding the prevention of CVC-related infections was low. The total mean scores of nurses aged 29-43 were statistically significantly higher than those aged 19-28 (p=0.045). The total mean scores of the nurses who had worked as a nurse for 7-24 years were statistically significantly higher than those who had worked for 1-6 years (p=0.003), and the total mean scores of the nurses who had worked as intensive care unit nurses for 40-288 months were statistically significantly higher than those who had worked for 1-38 months (p<0.001).

Conclusion:

This study found that nurses had a low level of knowledge regarding evidence-based practices in the prevention of CVC-related infections, and as age and experience of working as a nurse in intensive care units increased, knowledge levels also increased.

Keywords:
Central venous catheter, evidence-based practices, infection, knowledge level, nurse

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