Infectious diseases are the major cause of death worldwide. WHO is the major regulatory agency at the international level (4). Good health depends on a safe environment. Practices or techniques that control or prevent transmission of infection help to protect clients and health care workers from disease (7). Infection control practices that reduce and/ or eliminate sources and transmission of infection help to protect clients and health care providers from disease. Clients in all health care settings are at risk for acquiring infections because of lower resistance to infectious microorganisms, exposure to an increased number of and more types of disease-causing organisms, and the performance of invasive procedures. A hospital is one of the most likely settings for acquiring a '' nosocomial infection because of staff,
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Most of nosocomial infections are transmitted by health care workers and clients as a result of direct contact during the delivery of care activities. Nurses are at risk for contact with infectious materials or exposure to a communicable disease, so the nurse must know the infectious organisms and how it is transmitted. Today's nurse plays a vital role in the prevention and control of infections (6). Nurses are directly involved in providing a biologically safe environment (4). As primary caregivers, nurses are involved in identifying, preventing, controlling, and teaching the patient about infections (8). Each department in the hospital must have written policies and procedures for the control of infection (2)
Statement:
Evaluation of nurses knowledge regarding to infection control at hospitals of Basra city center.
Objective of the
International Journal of Medicine and …show more content…
Most of nosocomial infections are transmitted by health care workers and clients as a result of direct contact during the delivery of care activities. Nurses are at risk for contact with infectious materials or exposure to a communicable disease, so the nurse must know the infectious organisms and how it is transmitted. Today's nurse plays a vital role in the prevention and control of infections (6). Nurses are directly involved in providing a biologically safe environment (4). As primary caregivers, nurses are involved in identifying, preventing, controlling, and teaching the patient about infections (8). Each department in the hospital must have written policies and procedures for the control of infection (2)
Statement:
Evaluation of nurses knowledge regarding to infection control at hospitals of Basra city center.
Objective of the