Educational Intervention to Improve adherence to Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Control Practice Among Nurses at Two Hospitals in Egypt

Wafaa Mahmoud Elboraey Elsayed (), Amany Mohamed Shebl (), Heba Abd El Kader Ali () and Eman Sobhy Omran ()

International Journal of Health, Medicine and Nursing Practice, 2022, vol. 4, issue 2, 49 - 72

Abstract: Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of an educational intervention to improve adherence to Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus control practice among nurses at two Hospitals in Egypt. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a major pathogen and the most common multidrug-resistant bacterium which is responsible for nosocomial infections, with elevated morbidity and mortality rate. Nurses need a comprehensive intervention to improve adherence to MRSA control practice in order to decrease the rate of its spread. Research design: Pre /post-quasi-experimental design was used in this study. This study was carried out at two hospitals in Egypt (Mansoura Chest Disease and Benha University Hospital). A convenient sample of 80 nurses. Tool I- Nurses's Structured Interview Questionnaire in Arabic language. Tool II - Observational Checklist for MRSA and Infection Control Practice. Descriptive statistics such as frequencies, means, and standard deviations were used to summarize the data. Chi-square and r (correlation) were used to correlate between the studied variables. Methodology: Before the application of educational intervention 32.5% of nurses has poor practice levels and the percentage decreased to 7.5%, 14.5 immediately and 2 months post-educational intervention respectively. Unique contribution to theory, practice and policy: The educational intervention was effective in improving adherence to Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus control practice among nurses at the two hospitals as there is a statistically significant difference between all phases of the study regarding nurses' practice. Emphasizing the importance of following the latest updated evidence-based approaches to infection control in continuing training programs, and infection prevention with national guidelines (standard precautions) should be provided.

Keywords: Adherence; Educational intervention; Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus; Nurses; Practice (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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