Nurses Knowledge Related of Communicable Diseases Precautions to Administrative Development at Babylon for Maternity and Pediatric Teaching Hospital

Abstract

Background: Although infection is most common in patients upon admission, health care workers also serve as potential vectors for pathogenic agents. Healthcare workers (HCWs) are at an increased risk of occupationally acquired infections caused by both blood-borne pathogens. The objectives of this study are to: Assessing nurses knowledge related to communicable disease control precautions. Identify socio-demographic characteristics of the study sample. Identify relationship their human resources management Methodology: A descriptive study was carried-out between (200) nurses's in the medical field. for Maternity and Pediatric at Babylon Teaching Hospital.The scores obtained for answers to closed-ended questions were applied to determine the knowledge scale about overall management evaluation, to assess nurses knowledege communicable disease control precuations and to know the applicability of the (CD) program in relation to the development of the hospital's human resource management starting from the period from17th march, 2021 to 15th May 2022. Results: The results showed that the vast majority of hospitals lacked human resources, including administrative funding, and were closely related to a degree of knowledge of the training program about (P-value =0.001). Conculsions of the study: The study summarize that the majority of health workers are not trained in the infectious disease control program for both sexes, deficiency of supervision of quality lead to negatively affects the management’s quality evaluation. In additional insufficient human resources , most  health workers are not obligated to wear their own equipment Recommendations: Encouraging health workers, through health education, to adhere to established control protocols, and infection prevention and control guideline provide newly nurses with training courses based on standard precautions at regular intervals.