Objective: To evaluate the effect of an educational program on nursing staff regarding urinary tract infection associated with catheters (UTIAC) prevention in Kirkuk General Hospital, Kirkuk City.
Methodology: This pre-experimental (pre-post) one group study was conducted by purposive sample of 54 nurses recruited from respiratory, coronary, and intensive care units at Kirkuk General Hospital. A questionnaire was completed by all participants. It had two parts: Part I: Socio-demographic questionnaire and Part II: Level of nurses’ knowledge questionnaire. Data collection was carried out from December 2022 to February 2023 and were analyzed by SPSS version 22.
Results: The males were 55.6%, and 51.9% belonged to age group
Key words: Knowledge, prevention, urinary tract infections associated with catheter.
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