Background & Objectives: Nosocomial infections have increasingly resulted in death and the patients should bear high treating costs. Members of the medical team could play an important role in prevention and control of nosocomial infections. This research has been done to determine the knowledge, attitude, and practice personnel about Nosocomial Infections Control and ways to protect against them in Teaching Hospitals of Bojnurd year 1391 Material and method: In this descriptive research, 140 Members of the medical team working in three hospitals in bojnurd were selected as samples. The data collection tool was a self-made questionnaire to assess knowledge and attitude and also included a behavioral check list. Content validity was established. Reliability was examined by test-retest (for knowledge and attitude section) and split-half technique (for practice section). Results: Findings showed that 63.6% of Members of the medical team had average knowledge and 65 % had positive attitude towards nosocomial infections control. About half of Members of the medical team (55.7%) had moderate practice to control nosocomial infections. There was not a statistically significant relationship between knowledge, attitude, and practice of samples (P>0.05). Conclusions: Considering the average level of knowledge and practice of most Members of the medical team, paying more attention by authorities to this specific topic is essential in order to apply the necessary actions for training of the medical team.
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