Investigation on knowledge-attitude-practice about prevention of sharp injury among operating room nurses in Nanjing City
Objective To investigate the status of knowledge-attitude-practice about prevention of sharp injury among operating room nurses in 38 hospitals of Nanjing City,analyze the influencing factors,and provide a basis for reducing occupational exposure of operating room nurses.Methods By the convenient sampling,a self-made questionnaire on knowledge-attitude-practice about prevention of sharp injury of operating room nurses was adopted to investigate 524 operating room nurses in 38 hospitals of Nanjing City from September 2021 to November 2021.Results The standardized average scores of knowledge,attitude and practice dimensions on prevention of sharp injury of investigated nurses were(92.71±9.77),(87.91±10.01)and(87.97±6.57)points,respectively.There were statistically significant differences in the scores among operating room nurses in different age,working years,professional title,education level and hospital level(all P<0.05).The education level and hospital level were independent protective factors for the knowledge score>80 points(OR=2.725,2.529,both P<0.05).Conclusions The scores of knowledge-attitude-practice about prevention of sharp injury among operating room nurses in 38 hospitals of Nanjing City are at the upper middle level,presenting with good mastery,positive attitude and strong executive force.The hospital managers ought to focus on the working environment construction of operating room,improve the occupational protection training and occupational exposure reporting management,in order to improve the knowledge-attitude-practice level of sharp injury prevention among operating room nurses.