EFFECT OF NURSING GUIDELINES REGARDING PREVENTION OF SURGICAL SITE INFECTION ON THE PERFORMANCE OF SURGICAL NURSES
- Assistant Lecturer of Critical Care Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, El Nahda University, Egypt.
- Assistant Professor of Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Capital University, Egypt.
- Professor of Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Capital University, Egypt.
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Background: Surgical Site Infections (SSIs) remain one of the most prevalent healthcare-associated infections, affecting millions of patients worldwide and leading to increased morbidity, mortality, prolonged hospital stays, and financial burdens on healthcare systems. The role of healthcare professionals, particularly nurses, in preventing surgical site infections is well established in clinical research, with various studies emphasizing the importance of knowledge,practice in reducing infection rates.
The aim of this study: was to assess the effect of nursing guidelines regarding prevention of surgical site infection on the performance of surgical nurses. Design: A quasi-experimental design was utilized. Setting: The study was performed at the general surgery department, surgical operating theater and Outpatient clinics in El Sheikh Fadl emergency hospital at El minia governorate.
Sample: A non-randomized purposive sample of 50 nurses from both genders involved in this study from the above mentioned setting. Tools: data were collected by three tools
[Asmaa A. Hasan, Baghdad H. Mahmoud and Zeinab H.Ali (2026); EFFECT OF NURSING GUIDELINES REGARDING PREVENTION OF SURGICAL SITE INFECTION ON THE PERFORMANCE OF SURGICAL NURSES Int. J. of Adv. Res. (Feb). 07-21] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com
