Scientific Paper Entitled: Nurses' Knowledge Levels About Preventing Intravascular Catheter Infections. A Cross-Sectional Study
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Abstract
Background: This study aimed to assess the level of knowledge among nurses regarding the prevention of infections related to intravenous catheters.
Methods: The study involved junior and senior nurses (n=430) of government healthcare institutions in Riyadh city. Data collection was done using a 21-item questionnaire, which was distributed to the nurses to complete. The data analysis involved presenting categorical variables as number and percentage distributions, while numerical variables were summarized using means, standard deviation, minimum, and maximum values. To compare knowledge scores based on the nursing level, and gender, the t-test was used as the parametric test assumptions were met in this case.
Results: The findings revealed that the average knowledge score among nurses regarding the prevention of intravenous catheter infections was 52.60. Gender did not have a significant impact on the nurses’ knowledge scores. However, senior nurses had a higher mean knowledge score (59.8%) compared to junior nurses (40.2%).
Conclusion: The study demonstrated that nurses displayed a moderate level of knowledge (mean score of 52.60 ± 15.11) concerning the prevention of intravenous catheter infections.