study to assess prevalence nurses attitude and compliance of catheter care bundle regarding prevention of catheter associated urinary tract infection among patients

Abstract

A nosocomial infection, conjointly referred as a hospital-acquired infection or HAI, is an infection whose development is favoured by a hospital surroundings , such as one nonheritable by a patient throughout a hospital visit or one developing among hospital workers .Such infections embrace fungal and bacterial infections and square measure aggravated by the reduced resistance of individual patients. An calculable 17% to 69% of CAUTI may be preventable with suggested infection control measures, which implies that up to 380,000 infections and 9000 deaths associated with CAUTI per year may well be prevented. Infection control plays a very important part in training, education, creating awareness for hand hygiene practice among healthcare workers. Data collection and analysis form an integral part of surveillance. Monthly infection rate is monitored and measures are taken if there is an increase in rate. Daily rounds, training, and education should be given by the ICNs. Here also comes the role of link nurse who is responsible for implementation of the policies to the patient level. newlineThe present study aimed to assess prevalence, nurses attitude and compliance of catheter care bundle regarding prevention of Catheter associated urinary tract infection among patients admitted in tertiary care hospital, Bathinda (Punjab). A Quantitative research approach was considered to be the most appropriate. Keeping in view the objectives of the study, the research design selected for the present study was descriptive observational survey design. The present study was conducted at Adesh institute of medical science and research Hospital, Bhucho Mandi, which is a 850 bedded multi specialty tertiary care hospital situated in campus of Adesh university newline,Bathinda Punjab. The data was collected from inpatients and staff nurses. Inpatients with indwelling catheter admitted in Surgical, Orthopaedic, Gynaecology and obstetrics and Intensive care units (including Medical ICU, Intensive cardiac care unit, Surgical ICU and Neuro ICU) and Ca