FACTORS MILITATING AGAINST THE PRACTICE OF ASEPTIC TECHNIQUE AT WARD LEVEL IN NIGERIA (A CASE STUDY OF GENERAL HOSPITAL EKPOMA, EDO STATE)

Nurses are at greater risk of acquiring and transmitting Health Care Acquired Infections (HCAI) in the course of delivering nursing care; measures to prevent the transmissions are therefore a significant core nursing care. Factors militating against the practice of aseptic technique among nurses in infection control during management of burns plays a vital role in reducing their morbidity and mortality and hence cost of burn wound management at individual and ward level. The aim of this study was to assess factors militating against the practice of aseptic technique among nurses in management of burns patients at General Hospital Ekpoma. This research consists of a title page, approval page, certification, abstract, table of contents, list of abbreviations, Chapters One to Five (from introduction to conclusion), references, and appendices.