Assessment of infection control practice for health care providers working in emergency units in al hilla city hospitals

In thıs study Infection acquired during the course of treatment and not apparent at the time of enrollment to a hospital or other health care institution. The risk of healthcare-associated illness is believed to from 2 to 20 times greater in poor nations than in developed ones, with 5 percent to 10 percent of patients hospitalized in developed countries contracting these diseases. the study aimed to assess healthcare providers' practices about infection control. The study used A cross-sectional descriptive design. There are 170 nurses working in emergency units in Al-Hilla city hospitals in Iraq.A convenience sample ıs amethod of selectıng a sample. The outcome demonstrates that nurses have made an effort to get high scores across all practice domains, (9.64%) for handwashing, (3.69%) for hand antisepsis, (16.02%) for isolation precaution, (5.84%) for masks, (12.88%) for medication, (12.78%) for intervention medication, (8.85%) for sharp disposal, (10.13%) for spillage, (34.55%) for indwelling urinary catheter, (9.04%) for transporting the patient to another department, (20.16%) for wound site care, (8.56%) for collection of specimen, (13.75%) for bed making, (29.70%) for suction, (7.76%) for maintenance of suction equipment, and finally (203.4%) for overall practice score for infection control. There is no statistically significant relationship between nurses' infection control practices and their demographics. The study finding concluded that most nurses have poor infection control practices. Also, they had poor handwashing and hand antisepsis management. Follow up on nurses' practice and identify the weak points in their practice regarding infection control and nosocomial infection. Nurses require additional training programs and educational institutions to concentrate more on standard precautions in order to increase their understanding and adherence to infection-control safe practices