Survey and analysis of nursing students and nurses' knowledge, attitude and behavior of standardized treatment of medical waste

Abstract

Objective To investigate nursing students and nurses' knowledge, attitude and behaviors of standardized treatment of medical waste, so as to develop more constructive advices in future. Methods The survey was conducted in 80 nursing students and 85 nurses in one of the Beijing' s third level 1 class hospitals.The data was analyzed with SPSS 17.0 software. Results Nursing students' scores of knowledge, attitude and behavior were significantly lower than nurses' ( t =- 6.986, - 5.336, - 3.862 ; P ＜ 0. 05 ) ; Nursing students with higher education levels showed significantly higher scores of knowledge ( F =9. 992, P ＜ 0. 05 ), but there' s no significant difference with scores of attitude or behavior( F =1. 279,1. 595 ; P ＞ 0. 05 ) ; Nurses with different education levels, length of service and professional titles showed no significant difference with scores of knowledge, attitude and behavior(P ＞ 0. 05). Scores of nursing students and nurses in behavior were low, and needs to be raised. Conclusions Adequate knowledge is foundation and good attitude is propulsion, they two will be helpful to increase the quality of treatment of medical waste with systematic management and training of the hospital. Key words: Management; Nursing; Medical waste