The Effect of Implementing an Educational Training on Nurses’ Knowledge, Performance, and Attitude regarding Medical Instrument Reprocessing.

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1 Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura university

2 Faculty of Nursing Mansoura University

10.21608/mnj.2025.332496.1454

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Proper processing of instruments and other items that have come in contact with patients’ body fluids is critical in reducing the transmission of infections during clinical procedures and patient care. This study is aiming to assess the effect of implementing an educational training on nurses' knowledge, and performance regarding medical instrument reprocessing. Method: A quasi-experimental (one group -posttest) research design used to fulfill the aim of the study. Setting: The study conducted at Mansoura Emergency Hospital affiliated with Mansoura University, Egypt. Sample size: the study was carried out on 60 nurses who are responsible for instrument processing. The researcher used four self-administered structured questionnaires for data collection as the following Tool I: Self-administered structured questionnaire about nurses' demographic and occupational data. Tool II: Self-administered structured questionnaire about nurses' knowledge regarding medical instrument reprocessing. Tool III: Nurses' performance observational checklist. Tool IV: self-administered structured scale to assess nurses’ feedback about the educational program. Results: the current study indicates that nurses total score level of knowledge regarding medical instrument reprocessing was 86.7% in immediate post intervention and improper performance was 70% with mean 218.0000(7.50141). Conclusion: most of the studied nurses had good level of knowledge, most of them had improper performance level and the mean of total positive attitude was .884(.0721). Recommendation: all nursing staff must be aware of instrument reprocessing policies, continuing education must be obtained at a regular interval and documented, and the manager and all supervisors involved in reprocessing must be qualified and had certification course in reprocessing practices.

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