Financial impact of needle stick injury on a tertiary care teaching hospital

Dhayagude, Snehal; Tolpadi, Anuradha; Mane, Abhijeet; Modak, Meera

doi:10.1016/j.cegh.2024.101726

Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health

2024

DOI: 10.1016/j.cegh.2024.101726

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Financial impact of needle stick injury on a tertiary care teaching hospital

Snehal Dhayagude,

Anuradha Tolpadi,

Abhijeet Mane

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Knowledge and Attitude Regarding Needle Stick Injury among Undergraduate Nursing Students

Shahzad,

Raja,

Ahmad

et al. 2024

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Needle stick injuries pose a significant risk to undergraduate nursing students, potentially exposing them to serious infections. Understanding their knowledge and attitudes towards needle stick injury prevention is essential for enhancing safety protocols and education. Objective: To assess the level of knowledge and attitudes of nursing students regarding needle stick injuries. Methods: A cross-sectional study design was used to assess the knowledge and attitudes of undergraduate nursing students regarding needle stick injury. This study was conducted among 145 undergraduate nursing students at a private institute in Karachi Pakistan were included which was assessed by an online survey. Results: The students show a good knowledge score with a mean of 5.724 (SD=1.45). The range of accurate answers to each question ranges from 21.4% to 89.7%. 62.1% (n=90) show good knowledge. The students had a positive attitude toward needle stick injuries with a mean of 19.66 and SD=3.16. The students showed a positive attitude regarding needle stick injuries was 64.2% (n=93). Conclusions: It was concluded that students show good knowledge and a positive attitude towards needle stick injury. According to this study after performing nursing interventions recap of the syringe is recommended to decrease the risk of needle stick injury remains challenging, but overall knowledge was good and positive attitude of the students towards needle stick injury.

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Knowledge and Attitude Regarding Needle Stick Injury among Undergraduate Nursing Students

Shahzad,

Raja,

Ahmad

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Financial impact of needle stick injury on a tertiary care teaching hospital

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Knowledge and Attitude Regarding Needle Stick Injury among Undergraduate Nursing Students

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