Table 5 Frequency distribution of participants response of practice towards CAUTI prevention among nurses at UoGCSH, Northwest Ethiopia, 2021 (N = 406)
Questions | Yes | No | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Freq | % | Freq | % | |
Do you wash your hands before you insert the catheter | 380 | 93.6 | 26 | 6.6 |
What type of gloves do you use when you insert the catheter | 297 | 73.2 | 109 | 26.8 |
Do you use sterile lubricant | 376 | 92.6 | 30 | 7.4 |
What type of solution do you use to clean the urethra before you insert the catheter | 251 | 61.8 | 155 | 38.2 |
How do you open and handle the indwelling catheter from its packaging | 223 | 54.9 | 183 | 45.1 |
What type of solution do you inject in the needleless port to inflate the balloon | 333 | 82.0 | 73 | 18.0 |
Do you secure indwelling catheter after insertion to prevent movement of urinary catheter | 301 | 74.1 | 105 | 25.9 |
Do you keep the catheter and collecting tube free from kinking | 301 | 74.1 | 105 | 25.9 |
How do you keep the urine collecting bag | 215 | 53 | 191 | 47.0 |
Do you empty the collecting bag regularly and use a separate, clean urine collecting jug for each patient | 295 | 72.7 | 111 | 27.3 |
How do you maintain the system | 198 | 48.8 | 208 | 51.2 |
Do you keep the urine collecting bag out off the floor | 308 | 75.9 | 98 | 24.1 |
Do you avoid contact of the drainage spigot with the collecting container | 258 | 63.5 | 148 | 36.5 |
Do you cleaning the perianal area during daily bathing or showering | 220 | 54.2 | 186 | 45.8 |
What do you use during any manipulation of the catheter or collecting system | 195 | 48.0 | 211 | 52.0 |