Nurses’ knowledge regarding recommended practices on using surgical attire in operating theatre
In: Health SA Gesondheid: Journal of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, Jg. 29 (2024), Heft 0, S. e1-e9
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Background: To reduce the risk for surgical site infections, nurses in the operating theatre environment must have knowledge of and adhere to recommended practices regarding the use of surgical attire. Aim: To evaluate the effect of an educational intervention on nurses’ knowledge related to recommended practices regarding the use of surgical attire in operating theatre. Setting: Operating theatres in two public and two private hospitals in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa. Methods: An educational pilot study, using a quasi-experimental, two-group pre- and post-test design, was conducted. A convenience sample of n = 85 nurses was purposively allocated to a control group and an intervention group. An existing educational intervention consisting of an interactive training session, brochures based on the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses’ (AORN) guidelines and a summary of these guidelines was implemented for the intervention group, while the control group received only the summary of the guidelines. Data were collected through self-administered pre- and post-test questionnaires from March 2019 to August 2019. Results: The overall knowledge score for nurses in the intervention group post-intervention improved with a large significance (p ≤ 0.000 and Cohen’s d = 1.26). Conclusion: The intervention has shown potential to improve the knowledge related to recommended practices of nurses in operating theatres regarding the use of surgical attire. Contribution: This pilot study encourages the implementation of the intervention on the use of surgical attire but requires further development and a wider implementation to measure its impact, and access to resources, enhancing and sustaining its success.
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Nurses’ knowledge regarding recommended practices on using surgical attire in operating theatre
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Alayemi, Joshua ; Wilma ten Ham-Baloyi ; Jardien-Baboo, Sihaam |
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Zeitschrift: | Health SA Gesondheid: Journal of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, Jg. 29 (2024), Heft 0, S. e1-e9 |
Veröffentlichung: | AOSIS, 2024 |
Medientyp: | academicJournal |
ISSN: | 1025-9848 (print) ; 2071-9736 (print) |
DOI: | 10.4102/hsag.v29i0.2469 |
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