Abstract
Background of the study: #Needle stick injuries (NSIs) are
among the most common #accidents reported by healthcare workers,
including doctors, nurses and non-clinical staff.
Objectives:
a) To assess the level of knowledge of nursing staff regarding needle stick injury.
b) To find the association between knowledge scores of nursing staff
regarding needle stick injury with their selected personal variables.
Methodology: Formal administrative permission was obtained
from Institution prior to data collection. Informed consent was obtained
from the samples. 60 samples were selected by using #non-probability convenience sampling technique. Data was collected by administering
personal proforma and structured knowledge questionnaire regarding
needle stick injury. Staff took 30 min to fill the questions. Data
collection process was terminated by thanking the samples.
Results: 1(1.6%) nursing staff had poor knowledge,24(40%) had
average knowledge and 35(58.3%) had good knowledge regarding needle
stick injury. There was no association found between knowledge of
#nursing staff regarding needle stick injury and their selected persona
variables.
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