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Nurse's performance regarding waste management based on occupational safety

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Last updated: 09 Mar 2025

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community health nursing

Abstract

Background: Medical waste management is an important aspect of healthcare delivery, Proper waste management practices are essential to prevent the spread of infection, reduce environmental pollution, and safeguard public health. Study aim: to assess healthcare worker's performance based on occupational safety regarding waste management. Subjects and methods: this cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out at the main primary health care centers in Fayoum city and the governmental hospitals in the city on 200 healthcare workers. Data were collected using two different versions of self-administered questionnaires and observation checklists, for nurses .Results: Nurses' age ranged between 22 and 59 years. 33.3% of the nurses had satisfactory total knowledge of waste management. And 68.8% of the nurses had a positive total attitude. While 61.5% of the nurses reported having adequate practice, only 34.4% of them had adequate observed practice.Conclusion and Recommendations: the nurses have deficient knowledge of waste management, with more positive attitudes and less adequate practice. Recommended sufficient resources should be allocated, regarding safe waste management.

DOI

10.21608/jhcr.2025.300186.1012

Keywords

Healthcare waste, performance, Occupational Safety

Authors

First Name

abozied

Last Name

Aziza

MiddleName

M

Affiliation

community health nursing

Email

drazizaz55@gmial.com

City

beni-suef

Orcid

-

First Name

ARWA

Last Name

Ahmed

MiddleName

Hamaida

Affiliation

community health nursing

Email

draziza55@gail.com

City

beni-suef

Orcid

-

First Name

Lila

Last Name

Awadien

MiddleName

Ali

Affiliation

Beni-Suef Unvirsity; Nursing

Email

draziza55@gmail.com

City

Beni-Suef

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-

Volume

2

Article Issue

1

Related Issue

53504

Issue Date

2025-01-01

Receive Date

2024-07-08

Publish Date

2025-01-01

Page Start

279

Page End

289

Print ISSN

3009-6588

Online ISSN

3009-7541

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415,299

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3,123

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Publication Title

Journal of Health Care Research

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Nurse's performance regarding waste management based on occupational safety

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Created At

09 Mar 2025