Audit of the Standard Precautions Formulated against the Transmission of Bloodborne Diseases in the Hemodialysis Wards of the Hospital Affiliated to Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences (2014)

  Background & Objective: Hemodialysis ward personnel are at a higher risk of contact with blood and body fluids and sharp objects due to the conditions of these wards and frequent contact with hemodialysis patients. The present study aimed to audit the standard precautions in the hemodialysis wards of the hospitals affiliated to Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Iran. Materials and Methods: This descriptive-analytical study was conducted on 60 nurses in the hemodialysis wards of the hospital affiliated to Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, who were selected via census sampling. Data were collected using a researcher-made demographic questionnaire and standard precautionary checklist. Data analysis was performed in SPSS version 12 using frequency tables, mean, standard deviation, t-test, one-way ANOVA, and Pearson's correlation-coefficient. Results: The standard precautions against the transmission of bloodborne diseases were not at a poor level in any of the hemodialysis wards of the hospitals affiliated to Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences. In addition, the highest observance of the standard precautions was observed in the hemodialysis staff of Lordegan Shohada Hospital.   Conclusion: The standard precautions against the transmission of bloodborne diseases were assessed in the hemodialysis wards of the hospitals affiliated to Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, and these principles were observed to be on moderate and favorable levels.