Prevalência de conhecimento insuficiente sobre infecções de corrente sanguínea relacionadas ao cateter venoso central pela equipe de enfermagem em Unidade de Terapia Intensiva adulto.

Abstract

Bloodstream infection is the third topography of Healthcare-Associated Infection, with the highest incidence in hospital units, mainly in Intensive Care Units (ICU). Objective: To estimate the prevalence of insufficient knowledge about Bloodstream Infections Related to Short-term Central Venous Catheter , by the nursing team. Method: This is a cross-sectional, descriptive study with a quantitative approach, developed in a Teaching Hospital in the city of Campina Grande, Paraiba, Brazil, from September to December 2023, in an Adult Intensive Care Unit (ICU). The sample was of the census type and consisted of 31 Nursing professionals. The analysis was descriptive, and Fisher's Exact association test was also used, considering a significance level of 5%. Results: The prevalence of insufficient knowledge was 58%, being higher among nursing technicians (59.1%), mostly male (83.3%), aged 31 to 40 and 51 to 60 years (66,7%), respectively, among professionals who lived without a partner (72.7%), with training time of 12 to 19 years (66.7%), type of employment contract RJU (75%), with ICU time of 12 years or more (62.5%), with an employment relationship (75%), and morning shift work (100%). Conclusion: Most professionals have insufficient knowledge about the study topic, which makes them more susceptible to failures in care, and a greater risk of developing adverse events, with impacts on patient safety, increased length of hospital stay and unwanted deaths. Therefore, it is necessary to implement permanent education and training in the service, in addition, the implementation of the catheter insertion cart or catheter insertion simulation, associated with some expository method.