Gaining insights into the patient safety training by Evaluating the Nursing Care Facilities and Their Impact on Nurses' Infection Control Practices During Antenatal and Postnatal Care in a Developing Country

Abstract

The current study assessed the adequacy of medical supplies and their effect on nurses’ infection control behavior at antenatal and postnatal care wards of the maternity Hospital affiliated with El-Manial Cairo University Hospital. The sample consisted of all staff nurses (90) working in the above wards. Data were collected throughout six months. Nurses’ observation checklist was used to assess nurses’ infection control behavior and an inventory checklist to audit supplies records, both tools were developed by the researcher. The study results revealed that nurses didn’t follow infection control precautions consistently; several factors were perceived to be the causes including nurses’ negligence, inadequate supplies, inconvenient physical setting, lack of infection control training and nursing care standard in addition to poor supervision. The study recommended training program, setting nursing care standards and supplies standards based on actual utilization, nurses’ participation in designing hospital setting, and proper selection and training for head nurses.
Background: The adequacy of medical supplies and Infection prevention is challenging for healthcare providers, particularly nurses.
Purpose: The current study assessed the adequacy of medical supplies to gain insights into patient safety training and their effect on nurses’ infection control behavior at antenatal and postnatal care wards of the maternity Hospital affiliated with El-Manial Cairo University Hospital.
Methods: A descriptive research design was employed. The sample consisted of all staff nurses (15) working in the above wards. Data was collected throughout six months. Nurses’ observation checklist was used to assess nurses’ infection control behavior and an inventory checklist to audit supplies records, both tools were developed by the researcher.
Results: The study results revealed that nurses didn’t follow infection control precautions consistently; several factors were perceived to be the causes including nurses’ negligence, inadequate supplies, inconvenient physical settings, lack of infection control training and nursing care standards in addition to poor supervision.