Nurses’ knowledge regarding recommended practices on using surgical attire in operating theatre
Health SA Gesondheid
| Field | Value | |
| Title | Nurses’ knowledge regarding recommended practices on using surgical attire in operating theatre | |
| Creator | Alayemi, Joshua ten Ham-Baloyi, Wilma Jardien-Baboo, Sihaam | |
| Description | 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. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS Publishing | |
| Date | 2024-02-29 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/hsag.v29i0.2469 | |
| Source | Health SA Gesondheid; Vol 29 (2024); 9 pages 2071-9736 1025-9848 | |
| Language | eng | |
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