Saudi Journal of Nursing and Health Care (SJNHC)
Volume-1 | Issue-03 | 106-112
Original Research Article
Assessment of Nurses Practices Related to Aseptic Techniques in Managing Burn Patients
Bushra Kalsoom, Noureen Tariq, Afsar Ali, Nosheen Noor Ud Din
Published : June 30, 2018
Abstract
Globally there is an alarming situation where incidences of burn injury are
very high. Every year approximately 265000 deaths are reported globally due to fire
and burn related injuries and low income countries are affected the most. Worldwide
statistics are such that in south East Asia (57%) deaths are reported due to burn
injury, followed by Africa about 12%. The rate is lower in Eastern Mediterranean
region which is about 11%. The main purpose of this study was, to assess the nurse’s
practices related to aseptic techniques in management of burn patients at Jinnah
Hospital and Mayo Hospital Lahore. A cross sectional descriptive survey was
performed. A convenient sample of n=75 was used to collect the information. A
structured questionnaire with demographic variables and causes variables was
applied. The data was analyzed on SPSS version 21. 60% said that there appropriate
adequate sink-be available, 92% said that there is water and soap supply in the ward
while 98.7% said that there are adequate surface disinfectant, 52% said that adequate
shoe cover before procedure and 98.67% answers are adequate nurse preparation
before procedure. The purpose of this study was to assess the nurses practices related
to aseptic techniques in burn patients, where very satisfactory practices were found.