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• TITLE: Midwives and Nurses Compliance with Standard Precautions in Palestinian Hospitals

  AUTHORS: Imad Fashafsheh, Ahmad Ayed, Mahdiah Koni, Safaa Hussein, Imad Thultheen

  KEYWORDS: Nurses, Midwives, Compliance, Standard Precautions

  JOURNAL NAME: Open Journal of Nursing, Vol.6 No.4, April 22, 2016

  ABSTRACT: Midwives and nurses should use the standard precautions as the basic level of infection control precautions when delivering care to all patients, regardless of their presumed infection status. Therefore midwifes and nurses should have sound knowledge and compliance with standard precaution. Aim of the study: The study aimed to assess the level of the compliance of standard precautions among the midwives and nurses in the Palestinian Hospitals. Method: A cross sectional study was conducted from May to June 2015 on 81 midwives and nurses from Palestinian hospitals. The data were collected from labor rooms and postpartum departments of Palestinian hospitals. Data were collected using pretested questionnaire on 81 midwives and nurses selected by convenience sample. Results: The current study showed that the average of standard precautions knowledge level and compliance are 74.6% and 83.8% respectively. There are an association between age, education, work experience, and compliance with standard precautions at p p