Infection-control and surveillance competencies of nurses at Bamrasnaradura Infectious Diseases Institute
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The research was a descriptive study to study the infection-control and surveillance competencies of nurses at Bamrasnaradura Infectious Diseases Institute. The sample group used in the study was a purposive sampling. There are 125 professional nurses working at Bamrasnaradura Infectious Diseases Institute. The tools used in the research include a nurse competency questionnaire for infectious control and surveillance. Consists of two parts 1) personal information 2) nurse competency assessment form for infectious control and surveillance, divided into 17 sub-items of infection control competency and 11 sub-items of infection surveillance competency. Content validity was obtained at 0.98. Cronbach's alpha coefficient of reliability was 0.98. Data were analyzed by calculating frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation. The research results found that nursing competency in infectious control and surveillance in Bamrasnaradura Infectious Diseases Institute is at a high level ( = 3.65, SD = 0.59) and competency in infection prevention and control is at a high level (
= 3.65, SD = 0.60). The competency of nurses in infection surveillance is at a high level (
= 3.64, SD = 0.61). The results of this research can be used to formulate policies for developing the potential for infectious control and surveillance of professional nurses at Bamrasnaradura Infectious Diseases Institute to be more efficient.
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