Objective:This paper expounds and analyzes the effect of cluster nursing in preventing urinary tract infection in postoperative patients with indwelling urinary catheter.Methods:A total of 400 postoperative patients w...Objective:This paper expounds and analyzes the effect of cluster nursing in preventing urinary tract infection in postoperative patients with indwelling urinary catheter.Methods:A total of 400 postoperative patients with indwelling urinary catheter,treated in Yancheng No.1 People’s Hospital in recent two years,were recruited as research subjects.The patients were equally divided into group A and group B,with 200 patients in each group,and all received routine anti-infectives.The patients in group A(200 cases)received routine nursing.On the basis of group A,cluster nursing was implemented for patients in group B(200 cases).Results:The indwelling time of urinary catheter,the disappearance time of bladder irritation symptoms,and the probability of urinary tract infection were compared between both groups,which showed that the nursing effect of group B was better than that of group A(P<0.05).Conclusion:The implementation of cluster nursing in postoperative patients with indwelling urinary catheter can improve the deficiency of routine nursing,consolidate the treatment effect,and reduce the complication rate of urinary tract infection.展开更多
<strong>Background of the study:</strong> Catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) is the most prevalent healthcare-associated infection worldwide, according to reports. Nurses are also accounta...<strong>Background of the study:</strong> Catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) is the most prevalent healthcare-associated infection worldwide, according to reports. Nurses are also accountable to acquire appropriate knowledge and practices of catheter care that will prevent UTI. Nurses’ knowledge is seen to be one of the most important factors in their practice. <strong>Aim of the study: T</strong>o assess the nurse’s knowledge toward the prevention of catheter-associated urinary tract infection in public hospitals at Amran City. <strong>Methods:</strong> A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among nurses at public hospitals in Amran City, Yemen. A convenience sampling technique was of the study consisted of 93 nurses from different public hospitals that were participated in this study. Self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data from March 2021 to April 2021. <strong>Results: </strong>The distribution of nurses’ ware female 65.6%, belonged to age group between (25 to <30 years) 43.0%. The Diploma degree was the most available qualification 88.2%, 81.7% between 1 - 5 years’ experience as nurses. Knowledge regarding prevention of catheter-associated urinary tract infection was fair 72%, while 18.3% had a good. There is a significant statistical difference between knowledge level regarding prevention of CAUTI, and sex (P-value = 0.042). <strong>Conclusion: </strong>Most of nurses had fair knowledge level regarding prevention of catheter-associated urinary tract infection. <strong>Recommendations: </strong>We recommended increasing the knowledge of nursing staff through the courses training, workshop, and curriculums.展开更多
文摘Objective:This paper expounds and analyzes the effect of cluster nursing in preventing urinary tract infection in postoperative patients with indwelling urinary catheter.Methods:A total of 400 postoperative patients with indwelling urinary catheter,treated in Yancheng No.1 People’s Hospital in recent two years,were recruited as research subjects.The patients were equally divided into group A and group B,with 200 patients in each group,and all received routine anti-infectives.The patients in group A(200 cases)received routine nursing.On the basis of group A,cluster nursing was implemented for patients in group B(200 cases).Results:The indwelling time of urinary catheter,the disappearance time of bladder irritation symptoms,and the probability of urinary tract infection were compared between both groups,which showed that the nursing effect of group B was better than that of group A(P<0.05).Conclusion:The implementation of cluster nursing in postoperative patients with indwelling urinary catheter can improve the deficiency of routine nursing,consolidate the treatment effect,and reduce the complication rate of urinary tract infection.
文摘<strong>Background of the study:</strong> Catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) is the most prevalent healthcare-associated infection worldwide, according to reports. Nurses are also accountable to acquire appropriate knowledge and practices of catheter care that will prevent UTI. Nurses’ knowledge is seen to be one of the most important factors in their practice. <strong>Aim of the study: T</strong>o assess the nurse’s knowledge toward the prevention of catheter-associated urinary tract infection in public hospitals at Amran City. <strong>Methods:</strong> A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among nurses at public hospitals in Amran City, Yemen. A convenience sampling technique was of the study consisted of 93 nurses from different public hospitals that were participated in this study. Self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data from March 2021 to April 2021. <strong>Results: </strong>The distribution of nurses’ ware female 65.6%, belonged to age group between (25 to <30 years) 43.0%. The Diploma degree was the most available qualification 88.2%, 81.7% between 1 - 5 years’ experience as nurses. Knowledge regarding prevention of catheter-associated urinary tract infection was fair 72%, while 18.3% had a good. There is a significant statistical difference between knowledge level regarding prevention of CAUTI, and sex (P-value = 0.042). <strong>Conclusion: </strong>Most of nurses had fair knowledge level regarding prevention of catheter-associated urinary tract infection. <strong>Recommendations: </strong>We recommended increasing the knowledge of nursing staff through the courses training, workshop, and curriculums.