Knowledge and Attitude of Nurses Regarding Control of Tuberclosis in Pimh

Abstract

T.B is an infectious disease which is growing day by day and it is fatal disease and transfers to nurses and people through air borne route. T.B is the leading disease all over the world but especially it attacks in Asia and Pakistan. Nurses’ knowledge and attitude play a significant role to control T.B. Infection control guidelines to be followed strictly by nurses to for T.B patients like that hand washing before and after attending patient, use of appropriate respiratory mask N95 for nurse and surgical mask for patient, Use of personal protective equipment, Do not recap needles and etc. whenever, nurses attend a suspected T.B patient, infected T.B patient, they must follow these guidelines. One positive T.B patient can effect on other 17 persons. Nurses also may suffer with same disease. So uses of appropriate precautions always help nurses to provide effective care to patients and relief the stress of nurses.
Methodology
Descriptive cross sectional study has conducted for this research in Punjab Institute of Mental Health; A questionnaire had used to assess the knowledge of nurses regarding control of T.B.
Results
60% nurses had not enough knowledge that T.B transfers to other people and nurses due to poor handling of disease.
Conclusion
Nurses’ knowledge is very imperative to control T.B disease through respiratory and environment control. The provision of N95 respirator mask for nurses to save from infectious disease T.B. Prevention is better than cure.