Knowledge and practice in sharp injuries prevention of nurses in Lam Dong General Hospital in 2019.

Published 2019-10-22

Trung Tien Hoang⁺⁻
Minh Sinh Do⁺⁻

Trung Tien Hoang

Yersin Da Lat University

Minh Sinh Do

Nam Dinh University of Nursing

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Hoang, T. T., & Do, M. S. (2019). Knowledge and practice in sharp injuries prevention of nurses in Lam Dong General Hospital in 2019. Journal of Nursing Science, 2(3(2), 22–30. Retrieved from https://www.jns.vn/index.php/journal/article/view/181

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Abstract

Objective: To describe knowledge and practice in sharp injuries prevention of nurses in Lam Dong General Hospital in 2019.

Method: Cross-sectional description, interviews to assess knowledge and observations to evaluate preventive practice of sharp injuries.

Results: In terms of knowledge, only 20,8% know all 6 causes of sharp injuries, 29,5% of nurses believe that sharp injuries can be completely prevented and 39,6% know the maximum container capacity sharp is ¾, 45% know about sharp injury treatment process and 35,6% know about the time to start post-exposure prophylaxis of HIV (PEP). In terms of practice, 36,9% of nurses practiced 13/13 items, only 45,6% of nurses used cotton and gauze to break the glass tube, 41,6% participants wore gloves when injected and 30,2% used both hands to close the lid injection.

Conclusion: Much of the knowledge and practice are low and need to be improved.

Keywords

urses, sharp injuries, knowledge, practice. Điều dưỡng, tổn thương do vật sắc nhọn, kiến thức, thực hành.