Abstract
Objectives: To describe the status of knowledge and attitudes towards standard prevention and to learn some factors related to standard knowledge and attitude of nursing students in Vinh University of Medicine, 2018.
Methods: Apply quantitative research method (cross-sectional description with analysis). Qualitative combination on 337 undergraduate nursing students in Vinh Medical University.
Results: 5.9% of nursing bachelors have knowledge of standard prevention. 65.9% of the students had a positive attitude about prevention, 33.2% had a neutral attitude and only 0.9% had a negative attitude in prevention. attitude, PNC attitude. Female students have a positive attitude about PNC 4.1 times higher than male students with CI 95% (1.7 - 7.9). Students with positive attitude, knowledge about hand hygiene 2.7 times higher than CI 95% (1,3 - 3,5), knowledge about safe injection and prevention of sharp injury is high 4.6 times, knowledge about hygiene cough and respiration is 3.7 times higher than students with negative attitude with CI 95% (1.8 - 7.2).
Conclusion: The proportion of nursing students with correct knowledge and positive attitudes toward standard prevention is low. Female students have a positive attitude toward standard prevention than male students.
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