Awareness of health care workers with appropriate infection control practices related to multi-patient use of Close Loop Medication Administration device.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Portable computerized devices represent a potential source of healthcare infections. The objective was to assess the knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) of healthcare workers (HCWs) toward infection control practices used with Close Loop Medication Administration (CLMA) devices. Additionally, to quantify the impact of education and training on the bacterial burden on CLMA devices.

Methods

The study design consisted of two steps: a cross-sectional study was conducted among HCWs working in a tertiary care center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. A 32-item questionnaire was used to assess KAP information. The second step was environmental samples collected from the surfaces of CLMA devices before and after implementing a multifaceted intervention.

Result

A total

SUBMITTER: Abou Yassine K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10665828 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature