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Assessment of Infection control knowledge and Attitude related to Needle stick Injuries among nursing staff

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Background: The Needle stick Injuries (NSI) are among the incidents which risk the safety of health care workers in the hospital and healthcare setup.   Health care professionals (HCP) are at greater risk of exposure to the blood and body fluids. Hepatitis B virus (HBV) transmission rate by NSI is estimated to be around 33.3%, followed by Hepatitis C virus 3.3% and HIV 0.3%. Aim of the study: assess of infection control knowledge, attitude and resources related to needle stick injuries among nursing staff. . Research design: Descriptive research design was used in this study. Setting: This study will be conducted at Beni suif University Hospital. Sample: includes all nurses in four critical care units in  the hospital N= (68). Tool: three tools were used in the current study.  First tool : knowledge regarding needle stick injury , second tool :Attitude of nurses toward needle stick injures and  third tool : hospital resources. Results:  the participated nurses had good knowledge and negative attitude  toward needle stick  injury and there are correlation between knowledge and their attitude and availability of hospital resources with needle stick injury   . Conclusions: This study accentuates that there was significant correlation between knowledge and each of attitude and availability of hospital resources with needle stick injury .Recommendation: in-service training program for staff nurses about standard of infection control precautions. Healthcare institutions should apprise themselves of developments in  hospital resources and safety devices, e.g. needle-less technology and reduce  risk within their organization or modify work practices that pose a needle stick injury hazard to make them safer.

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10.21608/msnj.2018.187726

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Attitude, Knowledge, needle stick injuries, Staff nurses

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Hayam

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Abd El Razek

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Hamada

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Bsc of Nursing , Beni suif University hospital

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First Name

Awatef

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Mohamed

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Abd El Razek

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Community of Health Nursing department, Faculty of nursing – Minia University

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Safaa

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Abd El Rahman

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Mohamed

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Nursing Administration , Faculty of nursing – Minia University

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Inshrah

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Mohamed

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Roshdy

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Medical Surgical Nursing ,Faculty of nursing – Minia University

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003

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1

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27038

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2018-07-01

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2021-03-06

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2018-07-01

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1

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8

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2537-012X

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2785-9797

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Minia Scientific Nursing Journal

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Assessment of Infection control knowledge and Attitude related to Needle stick Injuries among nursing staff

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23 Jan 2023