Nivel de conocimientos y su relación con las prácticas de enfermería sobre las medidas de aislamiento en pacientes admitidos a la unidad de cuidados intensivos en un hospital público de Lima, 2023

Abstract

Objective: To identify the relationship between the level of knowledge and nursing practices regarding isolation measures in patients admitted to the ICU at a Public Hospital in Lima. Methodology: Relative to the applied type, with a focus corresponding to the quantitative, and design related to the non experimental, and correlational. Population and Sample: Regarding the population, it is represented by 115 nurses, and a sample determined by a probabilistic calculation, which established an equivalence of 89 nurses, Technique and Instruments: Regarding the techniques, they will correspond to the survey and observation, applying as instruments the Nurses' Knowledge Questionnaire on Isolation Precautions and a Guide to Observation Biosecurity Practices, those that show a reliability of Cronbach's Alpha of 0.891 and 0.851 respectively. These instruments are required to be administered at the stadium from July to August 2023. Data processing and analysis: The data will be loaded into an excel format for treatment, evaluation and control, being immediately evaluated through the statistical software SPSS 27.0, in which they will carry out the respective measures. In addition, it will be established whether or not there is a relationship between the variables under study, through a well-known Chi-square hypothesis statistical test