• Usha M Thomas
• Nisha P Nair

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: Infection control is a practical evidenced based approach which prevents patients and health workers from being harmed by avoidable infections. Hospital Acquired Infection (HAI) is a major global safety concern for both patients as well as healthcare professionals. The recent emergence and re-emergence of infectious diseases have made the knowledge and practice of standard infection control precautions in developing countries more important than ever. Compliance with infection control measures has critical implications for health care workers’ safety, patient protection and the care environment. Health professional students can be exposed to serious health care-associated infections, if they are not following infection prevention and control measures. Aim: Aim of the study was to assess the knowledge regarding infection control practices among Undergraduate Nursing students Methods: Research approach adopted for the study was descriptive, survey approach. Simple random sampling was used to select 250 Nursing students for the study. The knowledge of nursing students regarding infection control practices was assessed using structured knowledge questionnaire Results: The results of the study revealed that only 10% of Undergraduate nursing students were having good knowledge regarding Infection control practices. Statistically significant association was found between the knowledge of students and their previous exposure to educational programs regarding infection control practices (P<0.05). CONCLUSION Study findings highlights the need for incorporating educational strategies with practical sessions regarding infection control practices in the curriculum of Under Graduate Nursing students which in turn equip them to work as the frontline health workers in a variety of settings ensuring patient safety.

Knowledge, Infection control practices, Under Graduate Nursing students

"Knowledge regarding infection control practices among Undergraduate Nursing students ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 9, page no.c386-c390, September-2022, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2209266.pdf

"Knowledge regarding infection control practices among Undergraduate Nursing students ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 9, page no. ppc386-c390, September-2022, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2209266.pdf