| Nurses Compliance with Surgical Site Infection Prevention Guidelines | Never | Sometimes | Always | |||
| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
| A. Before Surgery | ||||||
| 1) Ensure patients bath or shower | 300 | 75.0 | 59 | 14.8 | 41 | 10.3 |
| 2) Do not shave patients | 274 | 68.5 | 54 | 13.5 | 72 | 18.0 |
| 3) Only use antibiotics when recommended | 255 | 63.8 | 67 | 16.8 | 78 | 19.5 |
| 4) Use chlorexidine alcohol) based antiseptic solutions to prepare skin | 169 | 42.3 | 212 | 53.0 | 19 | 4.8 |
| 5) Surgical hand preparation should be performed by scrubbing with either a suitable antimicrobial soap or water or using a suitable alcohol) based hand rub before donning sterile gloves | 277 | 69.3 | 83 | 20.8 | 40 | 10.0 |
| B. During Surgery | ||||||
| 6) Limit the number of people and doors being opened | 309 | 77.3 | 50 | 12.5 | 41 | 10.3 |
| 7) Ensure all surgical equipment is sterile and maintain asepsis throughout surgery | 297 | 74.3 | 84 | 21.0 | 19 | 4.8 |