NURSES COMPLIANCE TO SAFETY MEASURES AT LABOR ROOM

Abstract

ABSTRACT The present study aimed to investigate nurses’ compliance to safety measures at labor room. A quasi experimental study design was used and conducted at labor room in Ain shams Maternity University Hospital. Convenient sample was used to recruit 45 nurses with different ages, qualifications and experiences) during the morning shift. Three tools were used for data collection. First tool A Structured interview questionnaire sheet to assess: Part (1), demographic characteristics of study sample, part (2), assess knowledge about both safety measures practices and nursing care for labor and part (3) barriers for applying safety measures at labor room. Second tool: An observational checklist to assess nurses practices both safety measures practices and nursing care for labor. Three tools: Likert scale to assess nurses’ satisfaction regarding utilization of the instructional guidelines. The Results: revealed highly significant differences between the pre and post knowledge level and nursing practices also there were significant correlation between socio demographics characteristic with their both nurse knowledge and practices pre and post intervention. Conclusion: It is concluded relation between nurses knowledge and their practices regarding to both safety measures and nursing care at labor room recommend that motivation system for nursing staff to apply safety measures practices at labor room that, still barriers were includes that, shortage of nurse's number, decrease equipment's and supplies and decrease technological methods in nursing field. Recommendation: the recommended improve safety compliance measures practices for nurses at labor room.