Conocimiento, actitud y práctica de enfermería en el manejo de los cortopunzantes en un hospital de la ciudad, Guayaquil año 2023-2024.

Abstract

Proper handling of sharps is essential for the safety and health of nursing staff, which could be altered by different factors. Objective: Determine the knowledge, attitude and practice of nursing staff in the management of sharps in a hospital in Guayaquil. Methodology: Descriptive, quantitative, retrospective, transversal. Population: 148 nursing staff working in the hospital of the city of Guayaquil. Technique: Indirect observation guide. Instrument: Survey. Results: 60% are between 22 and 27 years old, 56% are women, 43% have a degree in nursing, 41% have between 1 and 3 years of experience, 46% of the staff have reported or suffered a work accident. Regarding knowledge, 19% indicate that they have not been trained on the handling of sharps, 49% have been trained for the last time since 1 year, 10% have selected incorrect about the concept, 40% respond incorrect in the characteristics of the guardians, 33% incorrect about the symbolic representation, 83% incorrect about the concept of biosafety standards; 17% place training between important and unimportant, 20% with the same consideration hand washing, 26% biosafety measures, 13% the signage of sharps; 13% sometimes or never apply correct handling of sharps, 26% know little or do not know about accident reporting. Conclusion: it has been determined that there is correct knowledge and attitudes towards the generalities of sharps, but in practice a considerable percentage is still worrying.