نبذة مختصرة : Introduction: Urinary catheter-associated bladder infections (UCAVI), related to healthcare, are the main cause of morbidity, increased hospitalization days and costs. The Directorate-General for Health has created the "Intervention Bundle for the Prevention of Bladder Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection" in order to standardize nursing interventions. Objective: Analyzing nurses' knowledge of the Bundle of Interventions for the Prevention of Bladder Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection in a Local Health Unit in northern Portugal Methodology: Analytical cross-sectional study. Conducted on 103 nurses from a Local Health Unit, who answered a questionnaire via Google forms. The study received a favorable opinion from the ethics committee (no. 5/2023) Results: Knowledge was moderate (74.8%). There was a greater predominance of females (86.4%), average age 41.66 years, married (58.3%), university graduates (74.8%), nurses (63.1%), open-ended individual employment contracts (62.1%), average length of service 16.20 years, hospital as place of work (87.4%), shift work (85.4%), training in the prevention of IUACV (69.9%), knowledge of internal regulations (92.2%). Gender, professional category and training are associated with certain elements of the bundle. ; Introducción: Las infecciones de vejiga asociadas a sonda vesical (IVUAS), relacionadas con la asistencia sanitaria, son la principal causa de morbilidad, aumento de días de hospitalización y costes. La Dirección General de Sanidad ha creado el "Paquete de intervenciones para la prevención de las infecciones urinarias asociadas a sondas vesicales" con el fin de estandarizar las intervenciones de enfermería. Objetivo: Analizar los conocimientos del personal de enfermería sobre el Paquete de Intervenciones para la Prevención de la Infección Urinaria Asociada al Catéter Vesical en una Unidad Local de Salud del norte de Portugal. Metodología: Estudio transversal analítico. Realizado sobre 103 enfermeras de una Unidad Local de Salud, que respondieron a un ...
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