Assessment of Knowledge and Practice of Standard Precaution among Student Nurses of Adamu Adamu College of Nursing Science, Federal University of Health Sciences Teaching Hospital Azare (Fuhstha), Bauchi State, Nigeria.

Abstract

This study assesses knowledge and practice of standard precautions among students of Adamu Adamu College of Nursing Sciences Azare, Bauchi State. Three research questions were used. The design for this study was descriptive and a sample size of 69 was determined by Toro Yermen’s formular. The instrument used was structured questionnaire developed by the researcher. The validity of the instrument was done by the two experts and errors were corrected. Test and retest was done for the reliability and the score of 0.73 was obtained. The obtained data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and presented in frequency distribution table with percentage. The socio – demographic characteristics of the participants revealed that majority of the respondents were within 17 to 19years (58.4%) and are female (65%). Findings of the study revealed that the level of knowledge of participants towards standard precaution was high and level of practice was moderate. It is recommended that improvement in quality of training on standard precautions and mentorship to boost confidence of the students on standard precautions should be encouraged.