Knowledge Of Injection Safety Research Articles

간호대학생을 위한 안전주사실무 모바일 애플리케이션의 효과

This study is a quasi-experimental study with a non-equivalent control group pretest-posttest design conducted to determine the effect on knowledge and performance confidence in injection safety by applying an injection safety education program using a mobile application to nursing students. The study subjects were 49 second-year nursing students at a university in C province. Data analysis was performed by using the IBM SPSS 26.0 program. The experimental group was provided with printed materials on injection safety and the mobile application, while the control group was provided with the printed materials only. Both groups were allowed to self-study for seven days. General characteristics were analyzed with descriptive statistics. The homogeneity between the two groups was analyzed using a t-test, χ2 test, Mann-Whitney U test, and Fisher’s exact test, and pre-and post-test differences in knowledge and performance confidence between the experimental and control groups were analyzed with an independent t-test. The experimental group had significantly higher knowledge of injection safety (t=3.07, p=.004) and performance confidence (t=3.53, p=.001) than the control group. In addition, the difference in scores of knowledge (t=2.20, p=.034) and performance confidence (t=3.08, p=.003) in the experimental group significantly improved, compared to the control group. This study identified that the injection safety application was effectively improved nursing students’ injection safety knowledge and performance confidence. In addition, the results of this study will provide substantial evidence for the use of applications as an educational medium for nursing students’ injection safety practices in the future.

Knowledge of nurses about safety measures during the use of injections in public hospitals in Pakistan

Aim: Injection safety has over the years become important in view of the many diseases that are transmitted through unsafe injection practices. The objective was to assess the knowledge and practice of injection safety by nurses in Tertiary Care Hospitals (Bolan Medical Complex, Sandmen Provincial Hospital, and Fatima Jinnah Chest and General Hospital) in Quetta City, Pakistan. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out. A structured questionnaire was the tool for data collection. All the nurses (358) who gave their consent in the Tertiary care hospitals were studied. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 16. The study was conducted from January 2023 till August 2023, it took eight months to complete. Results: The mean age of the respondents was 28.84 ± 8.6 years. The knowledge of injection safety among the respondents was adequate (84.6%) while their safety practice was found to be good (68.2%). Knowledge was significantly influenced by the age, sex, and years of experience of the nurses. One hundred and twelve (31.0%) detached needles and two hundred and sixty-two (73%) respondents recap the used needles regularly and sometimes respectively. Conclusion: This study showed that the knowledge of injection safety was encouraging among the nurses in Tertiary care hospitals of Quetta City but their practice of injection safety was adequate. There is a need for these hospitals to organize regular training workshops and symposia.

Assessment of Practice of Injection Safety among Nurses in a Tertiary Hospital in Osun State, Nigeria

The objective of this study was to assess the practice of injection safety among nurses in Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital Complex, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria. A cross sectional descriptive design was adopted for the study. A self-administered questionnaire was used to obtain information. A total of 271 nurses were selected from various wards of the hospital using stratified sampling technique. The data were collected, assembled and analyzed by using SPSS version 20.0 at p˂0.05 significance level. Findings showed that 60% of the respondents demonstrated good practice of injection safety. However, the major barriers to the practice of injection safety were availability of good disposable injection equipment (p= 0.040), non-display of injection safety guidelines (p= 0.010) and nurses’ lack of adequate knowledge (p= 0.003). Training and retraining of nurses should be embarked upon in order to improve nurses’ knowledge of injection safety and enhance good practice. The institution should demonstrate willingness to safety injection practices by providing adequate resources for its implementation.

Knowledge and Practice of Injection Safety in Routine Immunization among Health Care Workers in Primary Health Care Centres in South West Nigeria

Background and objective of the study: The recent increase of immunization services, including the elimination and controlcampaigns, offered an opportunity for improvement and made it imperative that injections are safe for people the objective of thestudy was to assess the knowledge and practice of injection safety among healthcare providers in primary health care centresMaterials and Methods: A descriptive cross sectional study was utilised. A semi structured interviewer administeredquestionnaire with open and closed ended questions was used to collect information on knowledge and practice of injection safety among health workers. The questionnaire was adapted and modified from the WHO revised tool for injection safety among 270 primary health care workers.Results: The mean age of the respondents was =41.4±8.7 years. The Majority had good knowledge of injection safety but 162 (60.0%) had fair practice.Conclusion: The Majority had good knowledge of injection safety but the practice was fair.

Injection Safety Knowledge and Practice among Nurses Working in Jimma University Medical Center; Jimma South West Ethiopia; 2018

Injection Safety Knowledge and Practice among Nurses Working in Jimma University Medical Center; Jimma South West Ethiopia; 2018

Medication Injection Safety Knowledge and Practices among Health Service Providers in Korea

Medication Injection Safety Knowledge and Practices among Health Service Providers in Korea

Injection Safety Awareness and Knowledge among Healthcare Professionals in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Delhi

Background: In some areas of the WHO South East Asian region (which includes India) the estimate for unsafe injection is as high as 75%. Safety of the patients, healthcare professionals (HCP) and the community are ensured by adequate knowledge of HCP of injection safety. The present study was undertaken to assess injection safety knowledge among HCP in a tertiary care hospital. Objective: To assess knowledge and safety awareness of injection among HCP. Methods: This was a cross-sectional, descriptive study conducted among doctors and nurses of purposively selected five departments in a Government tertiary care hospital in Delhi. Knowledge of HCP was assessed using self-administered questionnaire (SAQ) based on modified and pre-tested WHO tool C on injection safety. Number of participants were 250 (131 doctors and 119 nurses). Collected data was analyzed using Microsoft excel & Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS version 23). Results: Overall 16.8% of HCP had correct knowledge regarding WHO definition of injection safety. Knowledge was found to be good among HCP on correct injection techniques. Awareness of study participants on Universal precautions was not satisfactory as only 53.2% HCP had correct knowledge. Conclusion: The study findings identified many gaps in the existing knowledge among HCP on injection safety. These gaps need to be filled by having separate injection safety guidelines, regular trainings of HCP, seminars and workshops on injection safety topic.

Provider knowledge and performance in medication injection safety in anesthesia: A mixed method prospective crosses sectional study.

ObjectivesInjection safety during anesthesia is a challenging health care issue in Iranian hospitals. Anesthesia is one of the most medication-intensive procedures in healthcare and injecting patients are an integral part of that care. The present study aimed to assess the status of medication injection safety practice in a teaching center.Design, setting, participantsA prospective cross-sectional study was done in 2014–2015 at a 500-bed secondary level teaching hospital affiliated with Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Iran. The study population included providers of anesthesia in two groups of operating rooms (ORs) with different types of surgeries at the center. Data were collected using valid and reliable observation and a questionnaire instruments in two consecutive phases. Mann-Whitney U, Kruskal-Wallis, and Spearman correlation tests were used for data analyses.ResultsA total of 345 injections were observed and recorded during the study period, 53% in group A ORs, and 47% in group B ORs. Eighty-two questionnaires were completed (96.5% response rate) to determine hospital injection practices and personal knowledge of injection safety. Adherence to safety requirements was observed in 58.5% of injections. Fifty five percent of respondents knew that hepatitis B, C, and HIV are blood borne diseases. Observed compliance with injection safety requirements was determined significant by OR groups (P = 0.00). Correlation was significant between observed injection safety practices by age and work experience (P = 0.00). The Kruskal-Wallis test showed a significant difference (P = 0.000) in observed safe injection practices among four job groups but not in reported adherence. Knowledge of respondents was significant by job groups about blood borne diseases and receiving three doses of hepatitis B vaccine.ConclusionsThe study revealed that some of safe injection procedures were well carried out in our ORs, but that others were not. The reported adherence of staff was acceptable but their actual practices were unsafe. It is suggested to implement audits, provide safer supplies, and complete Hepatitis B vaccination of injection providers.

An epidemiological study on knowledge, attitude and practice of injection safety among health care personnel in a tertiary care hospital of Tripura

Background: Injection is considered as one of the key procedures of drug delivery all over the world. Unsafe injection practices are very common in countries like India. This study was aimed to assess knowledge, attitude and practice of injection safety in a tertiary care hospital of Tripura.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 300 participants including staff nurses, operation theater (OT) assistants and laboratory technicians of Tripura Medical College and Dr. BRAM Teaching Hospital, Hapania; who were primarily involved in routine injection practices related to patient care from January 15th to February 14th 2018. Data was collected using a self-administered questionnaire and analyzed using SPSS version 16.0.Results: Majority (77%) of the participants in this study belonged to 18 to 25 years age group and were females (71.3%); mostly were nurses (88%), followed by OT assistants (6.3%) and laboratory technicians (5.7%) respectively. Good injection safety practices were reported by majority of the participants (67.3%). Higher mean age with knowledge of injection safety, nurses as compared to others and probational work experience than permanent were found to have significant association with safe injection practices of the participants.Conclusions: Even though study findings showed good practice related to injection safety among the health care personnel like similar other studies in this country, still improvement is required to fulfil the gap in knowledge and attitude of the health care providers to keep unsafe injection to the minimum level.

Knowledge and practice of injection safety among nurses at university of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH), Calabar, Nigeria: implications for nursing education

Exposure to blood borne viruses, by health care workers has been on the increase with nurses mostly affected. These exposures constitute serious challenges in the health care setting as they are common causes of illness and mortality among health care workers including hospitalized patients. Practice of standard precautions has been shown to reduce the risk of exposure to blood and body fluids. Over the years, injection safety has become an integral part of infection control in view of many diseases that are transmitted through unsafe injection practices. This study was conducted to assess the knowledge and practice of injection safety among nurses in UCTH, Calabar using a descriptive research design. The specific objectives were to assess the level of knowledge of nurses about injection safety, assess injection safety practices and ascertain the barriers to injection safety practices among nurses in UCTH. Purposive sampling was used to select one hundred and ninety one (191) nurses across the wards in UCTH Calabar. A checklist containing 37 items was used to elicit information. Frequency and percentages were used for descriptive data while the hypothesis was tested using Chi square (X 2 ) analysis at 0.05 level of significance. Result revealed that 59.7% of the respondents had good knowledge of injection safety and 66.0% had good practice of injection safety while 6.8% had poor practice. Barriers to injection safety practices included inadequate supply of injection safety material, none display of injection safety guidelines. Statistical analysis revealed a significant relationship between level of knowledge and practice of injection safety among nurses (P = 112.8 < 0.05). Recommendations: health care administrators and nurse leaders should display injection safety guidelines, supply injection safety materials and ensure that more nurses are recruited into the workforce.

Injection safety knowledge and practices among clinical health care workers in Garissa provincial general hospital

Background : The World Health Organization estimates that approximately 16 billion injections are administered in developing countries annually. Injection safety is therefore critical in preventing occupational exposure and infection from blood borne pathogens, hence prevention is a vital part of any comprehensive plan for protecting health workers, patients and maintaining a safe environment. Objective : To determine the knowledge and practice of injection safety among clinical healthcare workers at the Garissa Provincial General Hospital. Design : A cross-sectional descriptive study. Setting : The Garissa provincial General Hospital from September 2011 to July 2012. Results : Injection safety knowledge was high with a score of 12.65 (SD ± 2.3) out of the total of 16 items. Appropriate injection safety practices were reported by most of the respondents. The level of knowledge was not significantly associated with respondents’ demographic characteristics(p>0.05), but was significantly associated with hand washing practice(p<0.05).Inferences were made on an appropriate injection safety practices like non-recapping of needles, hand washing and proper waste management. Drug administration practice varied in the different departments (p=0.043) and recapping of needles was significantly associated with training (p=0.047), designation (p=0.02) and area of deployment (p=0.017). Conclusion : Knowledge on injection safety was high but reported and observed practices were below the set standard. Risky practices such as recapping used syringes, re-use of disposable syringes and overfilling of sharp boxes were observed. There was insufficient provision of injection safety equipment, Poor waste handling and inadequate personal protective gear. Over prescription of unnecessary injections was widespread.

Knowledge, attitude and practice of standard precautions of infection control by hospital workers in two tertiary hospitals in Nigeria.

Standard precautions are recommended to prevent transmission of infection in hospitals. However, their implementation is dependent on the knowledge and attitudes of healthcare workers (HCW). This study describes the knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) of standard precautions of infection control among HCW of two tertiary hospitals in Nigeria is described. A cross-sectional study was undertaken in 2011/2012 among HCW in two tertiary hospitals in Nigeria. Data was collected via a structured self-administered questionnaire assessing core elements of KAP of standard precautions. Percentage KAP scores were calculated and professional differences in median percentage KAP scores were ascertained. A total of 290 HCW participated in the study (76% response rate), including 111 (38.3%) doctors, 147 (50.7%) nurses and 32 (11%) laboratory scientists. Overall median knowledge and attitude scores toward standard precautions were above 90%, but median practice score was 50.8%. The majority of the HCW had poor knowledge of injection safety and complained of inadequate resources to practise standard precautions. House officers, laboratory scientists and junior cadres of nurses had lower knowledge and compliance with standard precautions than more experienced doctors and nurses. Our results suggest generally poor compliance with standard precautions of infection control among HCW in Nigeria. Policies that foster training of HCW in standard precautions and guarantee regular provision of infection control and prevention resources in health facilities are required in Nigeria.

Medication Injection Safety Knowledge and Practices Among Anesthesiologists

Gounder, Prabhu*†; Beers, Richard‡§; Bornschlegel, Katherine†; Hinterland, Kinjia∥; Balter, Sharon† Author Information

Medication injection safety knowledge and practices among anesthesiologists: New York State, 2011

Study ObjectiveTo survey anesthesiologists to assess medication injection safety knowledge and practices, and to improve infection control programs of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and the New York State Society of Anesthesiologists (NYSSA). DesignSurvey instrument. SettingScientific Educational and Professional Development Program Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA. MeasurementsA confidential, 23-question survey was emailed to a total of 2,310 NYSSA members. Data from the survey were culled from the responses of NYSSA members who practiced in New York State only. Main ResultsOf the 607 survey respondents, 595 met inclusion criteria (response rate 26%). Of these, 94% to 99% correctly answered 4 categories of questions about injection-contamination mechanisms. Respondents reported unacceptable practices (eg, not using a new needle and syringe for each new patient [3%]; not using a new needle and syringe to access medication vials [28%]; and combining vial content leftovers [11%]). Resident physicians reported these unacceptable practices more often than attending physicians. Use of medication vials for multiple patients (permitted for multi-dose vials but a potentially high-risk practice) was reported by 49% of respondents and was more common among those who worked in outpatient settings. Reported barriers to using a new medication vial for each new patient were medication shortages (44%), reduction of waste (44%), and cost (27%). Unacceptable or potentially high-risk practices were more common among respondents who reported ≥ one barrier. ConclusionsAlthough they were not necessarily representative of all anesthesiologists in New York State, unacceptable or high-risk injection practices were common among respondents despite widespread knowledge regarding injection-contamination mechanisms. System barriers contribute to the use of medication vials for multiple patients.

Injection Safety Practices among Medical Doctors in a Tertiary Health Institution in South Southern Nigeria

Unsafe injection practices are common in developing countries including Nigeria. Unsafe injection practices cause an estimated 1.3 million deaths annually globally. This study assessed injection safety practices among doctors in a Teaching Hospital in Edo Stat, utilizing a descriptive cross sectional study design. Data was analyzed using SPSS version 16.0 statistical software with statistical significance set at p=0.05. Results Three hundred and nine (96.6%) and 11(3.4%) of respondents had good and poor knowledge of injection safety respectively. Training received on injection safety (χ 2 =6.84; p=0.033) significantly influenced knowledge of injection safety. Three hundred and three (94.7%) and 17(5.3%) of respondents were involved in safe and unsafe injection practices. Recapping of needle and syringe was the most common unsafe injection practice 12(70.5%) with 8(47.1%) and 9(52.9%) respondents engaged in this act always and sometimes respectively. Conclusion This study identified good knowledge and a high prevalence of safe injection safety practice among doctors but gaps exists between knowledge and practice of injection safety among doctors. There is need to strengthen frequency of training and behavior change interventions on injection safety among doctors and human resources for health to bridge this gap.

Injection safety practices among nursing staff of mission hospitals in Benin City, Nigeria

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY: Injection safety has over the years become important in view of the many diseases that are transmitted through unsafe injection practice. The objective was to assess the knowledge and practice of injection safety by nurses in mission hospitals in Benin City, Nigeria. A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out. A structured interviewer-administered questionnaire was the tool for data collection. All the nurses (122) who gave their consent in the mission hospitals were studied. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 13. The mean age of the respondents was 32.0 ± 8.9 years. The knowledge of injection safety among the respondents was poor (55.7%) while their practice of it was found to be good (48.4%) and excellent (47.5%). Knowledge was significantly influenced by the age, sex, and years of experience of the nurses. Twenty-eight (23.0%) and 40 (32.8%) respondents recap used needles regularly and sometimes respectively. Majority (71 [58.2%]) of the respondents had sustained needle stick injuries but only 4 (0.6%) respondents had a postexposure prophylaxis. This study showed that the knowledge of injection safety was poor among the nurses in mission hospitals in Benin City but their practice of injection safety was encouraging. There is need for the mission hospitals to organize regular training workshops on injection safety to improve the knowledge and practice of injection safety among their nurses.

Knowledge and practice of safe injection among nurses in tertiary institution in Cross River State, Nigeria

Risks associated with unsafe injection practices among the health care providers necessitated this study to determine the knowledge and practice of safe injection among nurses in university of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Calabar. The specific objectives were to assess injection safety knowledge by the nurses and to ascertain the practices of safe injection carried out by the nurses. The study adopted a survey design. Purposive sampling technique was used to get one hundred and twenty nine respondents representing 30% of the total population of study. Structured questionnaire and observation checklist were the instruments for data collection. Datas obtained were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The instrument had a correlation coefficient of 0.70 using a test-re-test reliability. The findings revealed that many nurses had good knowledge of injection safety and majority of the nurses practised safe injection. There was a significant relationship between nurses level of knowledge of injection safety and practice of safe injection; when the calculated r-value of 0.84 was found to be greater than the critical r-value of 0.178. Despite the above, the result also showed that 38.8% of nurses had poor knowledge of injection safety and 40.3% of nurses did not practice safe injection. Based on these results, it was concluded that though majority of the nurses were knowledgeable and practised safe injection, some were not knowledgeable and have not practised safe injection. Thus making continuous education, training and supervision of nurses in relation to injection safety knowledge and practice necessary.