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| Author | Jeffrey Borg |
| Abstract | Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus infections are mostly associated with patients in critical conditions that contribute to potential health care costs and increase morbidity and mortality. Nurses and other health care workers are often held responsible that due to lack of adherence towards infection control guidelines, cross-contamination of pathogens is augmented. This study tried to identify nurses' compliance towards infection control policies for preventing MRSA infections in the ICU. A multiple choice questionnaire was submitted to 20 nurses working in the Intensive Care Unit to seek the level of knowledge in relation to local MRSA infection control policies. This was complimented with an observational checklist on 5 nurses to measure the compliancy level towards the same MRSA policy and infection control guidelines. Findings indicated that although ICU nurses are adequately knowledgeable about MRSA precautions and guidelines, they still do not practise this and are not compliant towards guidelines. The researcher recommends further awareness on potential complications that MRSA generates and increased emphasis concerning the presence and significance of the local MRSA document. Moreover it is deemed necessary that periodical infection control strategies are implemented to seek the level of compliancy especially in critical care setting. |
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| Key words | Compliance, ICU, Nurses, Infection Control, Policy, Prevention, MRSA, Infection, Thesis |