Infection is a significant issue in operating rooms. Many studies have shown that nurses are severely exposed to various risks, including needlestick and sharps injuries, which occur at a high rate in the operating room due to inexperience, cross-infection, and labour overload. Nurses need additional care to ensure efficient adherence to universal precautions. The study was conducted to assess nurses' knowledge of infection control measures and determine the relationship with their demographic characteristics. A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among (200) nurses in operating rooms at AL-Hilla teaching hospitals, divided as follows: 107 from AL-Hilla teaching hospital, 104 from AL-Imam AL-Sadiq teaching hospital, and 41 from Babil Educational Hospital for obstetric and pediatrics hospital, the study was conducted during 15 th October 2021to 15 to May 2022. Samples were selected through (a purposive) nonprobability sampling approach. Data were collected during the use of a questionnaire and self-report technique. A questionnaire comprises two parts: the first part includes demographical characteristics. other section includes knowledge of nurses of infection control measures(ICM), composed of 45 items; questionnaire reliability was determined through a pilot study and then submitted to an expert committee composed of 30 experts.
Objectives: The study aims to assess the Quality of Life of Elderly People with Cardiovascular Diseases. To find out the relationship between socio-demographic data for Elderly people with cardiovascular diseases and quality of life. Methods: A cross-section descriptive study design is used for a period from December 2022 to the 15th of May 2022; the study was conducted in the Babylon province. Results: The majority of patients aged ranged from 60-69 years old and constituted (72.5%) of the study sample. In regards to gender, most of the studied sample was female. general health (M=1.12) was the most common associated with poor quality of life, followed by physical health (M=1.38), followed by environmental health (M=1.39) and psychological health (M=1.64). as well, social health records the highest mean score (M=2.71) as a good quality related to social health. Conclusions and Recommendations: The study concludes that the medical history of the sample revealed most people had a history of coronary artery disease and the duration of the disease by more than 2 years with the disease. The majority of individuals were elderly People with Cardiovascular Conditions who did not have any chronic diseases.
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