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The infections acquired in patients during admission in a hospital and the patients have no evidence of infection before admission in hospital are known as nosocomial infections or hospital acquired infections. The etiological organism may be bacterial, fungal, viral or parasitic, found in the air or on hospital items; spreading from one person to another person. The main objective of current study was to assess the knowledge and practices of nurses with respect to the spread of hospital infections in a tertiary hospital of Lahore. Material and methods: A cross sectional, descriptive study was carried out in a tertiary hospital of Lahore, Pakistan during a period of four months from June 2018 to September 2018. Sample size was 120 and simple random sampling was done. Data analysis was done by SPSS version 21. Results: Most of the participants 115(95.8%) were female and 5(4.2%) were male. It was revealed that nurses had enough awareness about the spread of hospital infections. Out of 120 participants, 39 (32.5%) were agree and 34(28.3%) were strongly agree that they are aware of handwashing guidelines, but their practices to reduce the spread of hospital infection were not good since 38(31.7%) were neutral and 9(7.5%) were disagree to follow the recommended guidelines for using alcohol based solutions or other antiseptics before and after each contact with patients. Conclusion: Nurses had a good knowledge regarding the spread of nosocomial infections, use of safety precautions and use of alcohol based formulations but their practices for reducing the spread of hospital infections were not up to satisfactory level. Keyword: Knowledge, Practice, Spread, Nosocomial

Nosocomial Infections: Awareness and Practices of Nurses Regarding its Spread in a Tertiary Care Hospital of Lahore, Pakistan