From: Safe injection awareness and practices among nursing staff in an Egyptian and a Saudi hospital
Part III—4 items | Hospital | P value | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Qassim Hospital N (%) | Beni-Suef UH N (%) | Total | ||
Have you been exposed to NSIs in the past year? | ||||
No | 236 (94.4) | 169 (67.6) | 405 (81) | 0.001* |
Yes | 14 (5.6) | 81 (32.4) | 95 (19) | |
How many times have you been exposed to NSIs? | ||||
Never | 238 (95.2) | 166 (66.4) | 404 (80.8) | 0.001* |
1 time | 12 (4.8) | 53(21) | 65 (13) | |
2 times | 0 (0) | 26 (10.4) | 26 (5.2) | |
3 times | 0 (0) | 4 (1.6) | 4 (0.8) | |
4 times | 0 (0) | 2 (0.8) | 2 (0.4) | |
Have you been exposed to other sharps injuries? | ||||
Never | 238 (95.2) | 111 (44.4) | 349 (69.8) | 0.001* |
Surgical scalpel | 1 (0.4) | 41 (16.4) | 42 (8.4) | |
Broken medication vials | 7 (2.8) | 11 (4.4) | 18 (3.6) | |
Needle of cannula | 4 (1.6) | 87 (34.8) | 91 (18.2) | |
Needles are disposed by | ||||
As one unit | 188 (75.2) | 238 (95.2) | 426 (85.2) | 0.001* |
Bend and disposal | 7 (2.8) | 12 (4.8) | 19 (3.8) | |
Separate needle and disposal | 48 (19.2) | 0 (0) | 48 (9.6) | |
Leave syringe with patient | 2 (0.8) | 0 (0) | 2 (0.8) | |
Two-hand recapping and disposal in sharps box | 4 (1.6) | 0 (0) | 4 (0.8) | |
Two-hand recapping and disposal in non-medical waste | 1 (0.4) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.4) |