Dressing material

Registered Nurses

Enrolled Nurses

p-Value

N (%)

N (%)

Dust dressing Trolley for carrying equipment

37 (69.8)

8 (44.4)

0.054

Place waste bag for soiled item within reach

48 (90.6)

13 (72.3)

0.053

Put on disposable (clean) gloves when open wound

39 (73.6)

15 (83.3)

0.402

Using toothed dissecting forceps to lift inner dressing off slowly

40 (75.5)

11 (61.1)

0.242

Use normal saline to sock the wound if dressing stick on the wound

47 (88.7)

17 (94.4)

0.478

Pour antiseptic solution into sterile receiver (kidney dish or gall pots)

41 (77.4)

11 (61.1)

0.027

Put on sterile gloves while dressing the wound

(Use one glove for one patient)

29 (54.7)

9 (50)

0.62

Clean the wound by using forceps

(non-toothed dissecting forceps)

18 (34)

4 (22.2)

0.414

Use single sterile gauze in one direction only

12 (22.6)

8 (44.4)

0.167

Use fresh gauze to dry the wound

28 (52.8)

5 (27.8)

0.061

Apply dressing solution as prescribed

60 (84.5)

11 (15.5)

0.262

Apply dry sterile dressing

53 (74.6)

18 (25.3)

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