Perception and Practice of Aseptic Technique Among Nursing Students in Holy Rosary Hospital Emekuku, Owerri-North, Imo State

Abstract

Medical professionals utilise the aseptic approach to stop infections from spreading. Achieving asepsis—an environment devoid of dangerous microorganisms—is the aim of the aseptic technique. The purpose of this study was to use a descriptive survey methodology to investigate how nursing students at Holy Rosary Hospital in Emekuku, Owerri-North, Imo State, perceive and apply aseptic technique. Four distinct objectives served as the study's compass, and it was from these that four research questions were developed. Purposive sampling was used to choose a sample size of 177 respondents from the study's target group, which consisted of 317 nursing students. The tool used to collect the data was a well-structured questionnaire that was deemed reliable for the study after being evaluated by an expert. Frequency, percentage, and mean—all descriptive statistics—were used to analyse the data, and SPSS version 22.0 was used to generate them. According to the study's findings, the grand mean of 3.24 indicates that students have a positive opinion of aseptic technique, 3.32 indicates that all respondents accepted all items and practiced aseptic technique well, 3.43 indicates that respondents were well-informed about the negative effects of poor aseptic technique practice, and 3.99 indicates that students have good strategies for improving their aseptic technique. The students came to the conclusion that aseptic method may be utilised to prevent microbial contamination and should be applied in all procedures. These findings led to the recommendation that hospitals and other health facilities offer facilities and equipment to enhance the use of aseptic technique.