Knowledge and Practice of Nurses Regarding Standard
Precautions in Public Tertiary Care Hospital Peshawar,
KP, Pakistan
Volume 2 - Issue 5
Muslim Shah1*, Lubna Naz2, Tehmina Taj2, Roqia2,
Saheefa Taj2 and Irum Latif2
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- 1Assistant Professor, Rehman College of Nursing, Rehman Medical Institute, Pakistan
- 2Post RN BScN Student, Rehman College of Nursing, Rehman Medical Institute, Pakistan
*Corresponding author:
Muslim Shah, Associate Professor, Rehman College of Nursing, Rehman Medical Institute, Peshawar KP,
Pakistan
Received: April 27, 2020; Published: May 11, 2020
DOI: 10.32474/LOJNHC.2020.02.000150
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Abstract
Objective: The aim of this study was to know about knowledge and practices of nurses regarding standard precautions in
tertiary care hospital, Peshawar, KP.
Methodology: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among nurses in a tertiary care hospital Peshawar.
Participants were selected from different units by using random sampling technique. Data was collected by using adopted and
modified questionnaire.
Results: The participants of study were 94 in which 13.8% were male and 86.2% were female. The overall knowledge and
practices of participants were calculated in percentages. 50% participants were had average practice while 39.4% participants had
poor knowledge. For identifying association of different variables chi square test were applied. Association between knowledge and
gender was significant p=0.044 with the SD=0.347.
Conclusion: The current study which was conducted in tertiary care hospital, focused on knowledge and practice of nurses
regarding standard precautions. Results significantly appeared to show that nurses had poor knowledge of standard precautions as
compared to practices. The study also recommended the proper sessions for in service educations for nurses.
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