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Abstract
Background: Catheters are commonly used in health care. As nurses play an active role in the prevention of catheter-related infections, their knowledge and attitudes on this subject are important. The goal of this study was to determine the effect of an educational intervention about catheter-related infection control precautions on nurses' knowledge levels and attitudes.
Method: This study was a single-center randomized controlled trial. The intervention group (n = 35) received evidence-based face-to-face education. The control group (n = 35) received routine in-service training. The nurses' knowledge and attitudes were assessed before, immediately after, and 3 months after the education.
Results: After the training, the intervention group had statistically higher total scores than the control group on both scales immediately after the training (p < .001 and p = .008, respectively) and 3 months after the training (p = .001 and p < .001, respectively).
Conclusion: The evidence-based structured educational intervention about catheter-related infection prevention practices positively affected the knowledge and attitudes of surgical nurses. [J Contin Educ Nurs. 2024;55(10):479-486.].
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The Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing is a monthly peer-reviewed journal publishing original articles on continuing nursing education that are directed toward continuing education and staff development professionals, nurse administrators, and nurse educators in all health care settings, for over 50 years.
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