Gadelkareem RA, Abdelfatah KF, Abozead SE, Sayed SY, Fawzy W. Effect of focused nursing training on infection control measures on nurses’ practice for patients undergoing percutaneous nephrolithotomy. World J Nephrol 2026; 15(1): 116965 [DOI: 10.5527/wjn.v15.i1.116965]
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Rabea A Gadelkareem, MD, Department of Urology, Assiut Urology and Nephrology Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Elgamaa Street, Assiut 71515, Assiut, Egypt. rabeagad@aun.edu.eg
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Gadelkareem RA, Abdelfatah KF, Abozead SE, Sayed SY, Fawzy W. Effect of focused nursing training on infection control measures on nurses’ practice for patients undergoing percutaneous nephrolithotomy. World J Nephrol 2026; 15(1): 116965 [DOI: 10.5527/wjn.v15.i1.116965]
World J Nephrol. Mar 25, 2026; 15(1): 116965 Published online Mar 25, 2026. doi: 10.5527/wjn.v15.i1.116965
Effect of focused nursing training on infection control measures on nurses’ practice for patients undergoing percutaneous nephrolithotomy
Rabea A Gadelkareem, Kamilia F Abdelfatah, Shalabia E Abozead, Samia Y Sayed, Waheed Fawzy
Rabea A Gadelkareem, Department of Urology, Assiut Urology and Nephrology Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut 71515, Assiut, Egypt
Kamilia F Abdelfatah, Shalabia E Abozead, Samia Y Sayed, Department of Medical-Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University, Assiut 71515, Assiut, Egypt
Waheed Fawzy, Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, New Valley University, Kharga 72511, New Valley, Egypt
Author contributions: Gadelkareem RA and Abdelfatah KF designed the research, collected the data, and wrote the paper; Sayed SY and Fawzy W contributed to statistical analysis, literature review, writing, and revision, and Abozead SE contributed to literature review, revision, and supervision of the work; all authors approved the paper.
Institutional review board statement: The study protocol was approved by the Ethical Committee of the Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University (IRB No. 1120220520).
Clinical trial registration statement: This study is registered at ClinicalTrials (ClinicalTrials.gov). The registration identification number is NCT06437379.
Informed consent statement: All study participants provided informed written consent prior to study enrollment.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All authors have no conflict of interest to disclose.
CONSORT 2010 statement: The authors have read the CONSORT 2010 statement, and the manuscript was prepared and revised according to the CONSORT 2010 statement.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
Corresponding author: Rabea A Gadelkareem, MD, Department of Urology, Assiut Urology and Nephrology Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Elgamaa Street, Assiut 71515, Assiut, Egypt. rabeagad@aun.edu.eg
Received: November 26, 2025 Revised: December 8, 2025 Accepted: January 8, 2026 Published online: March 25, 2026 Processing time: 108 Days and 6.5 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: Percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PNL) is currently the most widely used treatment for urolithiasis. It requires appropriate surgical and nursing-based healthcare measures. Nurses play a vital role in maintaining aseptic techniques and preventing hospital-acquired infections through infection control measures. Professional healthcare systems must ensure that nurses have up-to-date knowledge of appropriate and well-developed protocols. The present study demonstrated that implementing structured nursing instructions on infection control measures for patients undergoing PNL resulted in a significant improvement in nurses’ clinical performance and compliance with infection control standards. However, conducting further long-term randomized controlled trials is highly recommended.
