Document Type : Original Article
Authors
1 MSc, Nursing, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
2 Associate professor, Nursing, Faculty of nursing and midwifery, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan (Khorasgan) branch, Isfahan, Iran
3 Assistant professor, Nursing, Department of community health and management nursing and midwifery, Isfahan University of medical sciences, Isfahan, Iran
4 Lecturer, Health community, School of nursing and midwifery, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan (Khorasgan) branch, Isfahan, Iran
Abstract
Introduction: The medical waste productions increases in the recent decades because of hospitals development, health care equipment's promotion ,and applying syringe. These residues' unsuitable waste disposal is the important threat for the environment health. Nurses' Performance in hospitals, which is important in medical waste disposal, is an issue that needs to be investigated. Methods: This is a descriptive- applied across correlation study was performed on 320 cases of surgical nursing staff in hospitals in Isfahan in 2012. The data were collected by researcher-made questionnaire. questionnaire which included two parts; the first part contains demographic characters of the cases and the second part contains some questions about waste disposal. Questionnaire’s content and face validity were confirmed by 10 academic members, and reliability were examined in pilot study (chronbach alpha= 0/7). Data were analyzed in SPSS software (16) by using independent t-test, Pearson correlation, one-way ANOVA analysis. Results: The research data showed no significant relation in the different nurses' operation in separating hospital waste (T test p=0.1). Also, there was no significant difference among separating condition in different shifts (ANNOVA p=0/85). In separating hospital waste, the average was 74.04, and variance was 20.39 and in collecting the average was 80.04 and variance was 13.73. The coefficient is showing no significant relation between the age and job records, but the relation between education hours and separation degree was significant. In the controlling part of the supervisors' management on evacuating residues, the scores are 74.4 for separation part, packing (73.2), collecting (78.8), transporting (95) which are showing the upper than average level in all parts. Conclusion: Performance status score of nurses in the separation and collection of relevant test under section there was no significant difference between men and women. Also the separation of state and collect the relevant test between male and female nurses working in different shifts, age and years of work and study, there was no significant association. However, the separation and collection of the hours of training, there was a significant relationship between staff nurses Scores on the regulatory status of Supervisors resolution, packing, collection, transportation represents the average is higher than average (50%) and the shipping was 95. Based on the findings and results of studies on the training of nurses in the management of medical wastes require special training program annually And create a framework that can be used for this training as teamwork, face-to-face, video, announcements, brochures, pamphlets and training groups is in the hospital. Keywords: Nurses; Community Health; Surgery Department, Hospital; Medical Waste; Waste Management; Iran
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