Table 1.

Practices followed by the nursing staff during the pre-intervention period

Routine practices	Score (%)
Perform hand hygiene before handling	47
Use of only sterile devices to assess the catheter	100
Dressings replaced immediately when wet/soiled/dislodged	60
Performance of routine dressing with aseptic techniques using sterile gloves	90
Change the gauze at least in 2 days	100
Change of transparent dressing at least on 7 days	100
Scrub the assess port or hub immediately prior to each use with antiseptics (chlorhexidine/70% alcohol/povidone iodine)	0
Change of administration set for continuous infusions no more frequently than every 4 days but at least in 7 days	100
If blood or blood products are administered change of tubing in every 24 hours	100