Knowledge in nursing students about surgical sepsis.

Objective: Determine the level of knowledge of nursing students at the Technical University of Ambato about surgical sepsis. Materials and methods: This research has an observational, descriptive, transversal development design, with a quantitative approach since the level of knowledge will be repre...

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Autor principal: Tocte Hidalgo, Alex Joel
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Lenguaje:Español
Publicado: Sanatorio Allende. Departamento de enfermería 2024
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Acceso en línea:https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/notasenf/article/view/45457
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Sumario:Objective: Determine the level of knowledge of nursing students at the Technical University of Ambato about surgical sepsis. Materials and methods: This research has an observational, descriptive, transversal development design, with a quantitative approach since the level of knowledge will be represented through tables and graphs to describe the problems of the period October 2023-February 2024. Results: A high percentage of incorrect answers for each item by the students is evident. The category Level of Knowledge about Definition of Sepsis was answered incorrectly with a percentage of 83.9%, the category Level of Knowledge about Diagnosis of Sepsis obtained 51.7% and, finally, the category Level of Knowledge about Treatment of Sepsis. Sepsis with 29.2%. Conclusions: The level of knowledge of students about Surgical Sepsis is poor because there is an underestimation of the severity of sepsis as a potentially fatal condition, which can have a negative impact on patients.