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Nurses’ levels of knowledge and practice regarding preoperative hair removal and prevention of surgical site infection

Frontiers of Nursing
Volume 12 (2025): Issue 3 (September 2025)
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|Sep 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fon-2025-0039 | Journal eISSN: 2544-8994 | Journal ISSN: 2097-5368
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Language: English
Page range: 355 - 363
Submitted on: Nov 13, 2024
Accepted on: Dec 18, 2024
Published on: Sep 25, 2025
Published by: Shanxi Medical Periodical Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
hair removal,
nurse,
preoperative,
skin preparation,
surgical site infection
Related subjects:
Medicine,
Assistive professions, nursing

© 2025 Hatice Hilal Cangi Akcan, Senay Karadag Arli, published by Shanxi Medical Periodical Press
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