Author(s):
Satishchandra T. Buyite, Anjali I. Kamble, Vaishali Gorade, Akanksha Ade, Seema Dharme, Abhinay Lambate
Email(s):
kambleanjali862@gmail.com
DOI:
10.52711/2454-2660.2021.00097 
Address:
Satishchandra T. Buyite1, Anjali I. Kamble2*, Vaishali Gorade3, Akanksha Ade4, Seema Dharme5, AbhinayLambate6
1Principal, MGM, Mother Teresa College of Nursing, Aurangabad.
2,31sryr M.Sc. Nursing, student, Mother Teresa College of Nursing, Aurangabad.
4,5Community Health Officer, Aurangabad.
6Staff Nurse, Mission Corporation, Hospital, Aurangabad.
*Corresponding Author
Published In:
Volume - 9,
Issue - 4,
Year - 2021
ABSTRACT:
Injection is invasive procedure and done frequently in each nurses duty time; therefore, good knowledge and safe practice play important role in avoiding transmission of disease or injuries.1 The present study aimed to assess knowledge, attitude, and practice on injection safety among staff nurses in MGM Hospital at Aurangabad. A descriptive research design used to conduct the study. In this study non probability purposive sampling technique has been adopted to select the sample. 100 staff nurses were selected from MGM Hospital Aurangabad. Results of the study show that, among all staff nurses (64%) were having average knowledge, (84%) were having positive attitude, and (69%) were having average practice. The study concludes that the staff nurses working in the clinical area having average knowledge, positive attitude and average practice regarding injection safety.
Cite this article:
Satishchandra T. Buyite, Anjali I. Kamble, Vaishali Gorade, Akanksha Ade, Seema Dharme, Abhinay Lambate. Assess the Knowledge, Attitude and Practice regarding Injection safety among staff nurses. International Journal of Nursing Education and Research. 2021; 9(4):420-4. doi: 10.52711/2454-2660.2021.00097
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Satishchandra T. Buyite, Anjali I. Kamble, Vaishali Gorade, Akanksha Ade, Seema Dharme, Abhinay Lambate. Assess the Knowledge, Attitude and Practice regarding Injection safety among staff nurses. International Journal of Nursing Education and Research. 2021; 9(4):420-4. doi: 10.52711/2454-2660.2021.00097 Available on: https://ijneronline.com/AbstractView.aspx?PID=2021-9-4-7
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