Behnaz Samiee Daluee - BSN, Nursing Management Department, Treatment Affairs, Mashhad University of Medical Science, Mashhad, Iran.
Amir Reza Salehmoghaddam - Head of Nursing Manager, Treatment Affairs, Mashhad University of Medical science, Mashhad, Iran.
zahra Abbasi Shaye - Assistant Professor, Akbar Clinical Research and Development Unit, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Najmeh Abdolbaghi - BSN, Patient Safety Expert, Shahid Kamyab Hospital Quality Improvement Unit, Mashhad University of Medical Science, Mashhad, Iran.
Fatemeh Imani - BSN, Neurosurgery Department, Shahid Kamyab Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Science, Mashhad, Iran.
Malihe Gheibi - Msc, Nursing Management Department, Treatment Affairs, Mashhad University of Medical Science, Mashhad, Iran.

Introduction: Annually, more than 1.4 million of the world population suffer from nosocomial infections. The present study aimed to assess the patients' knowledge about the symptoms of hospital infections. Materials and Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted through the census method on 350 patients admitted to Shahid Kamyab Hospital, Mashhad, Iran. They were asked to complete a researcher-made questionnaire covering such information as demographic characteristics and questions to evaluate awareness about the symptoms of hospital-acquired infections. The data were analyzed in SPSS software (version 22) using descriptive statistics. Results: The majority of the participants (65%) in this study were male, and 68.7% of the cases had a higher level of awareness regarding the symptoms of hospital infections. Conclusion: Considering the higher level of patients' knowledge about the symptoms of hospital infections, the patients' education process can be continued to keep and improve this trend.

Awareness, Hospital infection, Patients