Shalabia El-Sayead Abozead
Assiut University, Egypt.
Title: The Incidence and Circumstances of Needle Sticks Injury (NSI) among Arab Nurses Students: Comparative Study
Biography
Biography: Shalabia El-Sayead Abozead
Abstract
Needlestick and sharp injuries are important problems for nursing students as they increase the risk of spread of infection Aim : The aims of this study were to found out the incidence of needle sticks injury (NSI) among Arab nurse students and to evaluate the circumstances around this situation. Design :This multi-centre study was carried out as a cross-sectional survey based on a self-administered questionnaire .It was conducted among the undergraduate nursing students (from 2ndyear to the final year). A descriptive comparative design was used to explore the incidence of needle sticks injury (NSI) among Arab nurse students and evaluate the circumstances around this situation. Setting:The study was conducted at faculties of nursing among four Universities at Jordan, Egypt, Iraq and Saudi Arabia.Sample: The study sample included all undergraduate faculty of nursing students (1320) who agreed to participated in this study at from their second year of study to their fourth year of study at faculties of nursing for the selected countries. Method: A self structured questionnaire of two parts were used: The first part presented socio-demographic questions. The second part includes questions about the needle stick at clinical practice, their frequency (including number, nature and reason), the place where the NSIs occurred and whether the event was reported. Results : there was high percentage of students exposed to needle stick the percentage who have been exposed to injury were 40%, and this is a serious indicator. Also not all students know about the global preventive measures, acupuncture safety device or how to deal with the contaminated needle. Finally there was a high incidence rate, lack of knowledge toward needle sticks among university nursing students within all the selected universities which was statistically significant. conclusion: proper steps are needed to promote the awareness of and educate students about the dangers and prevention of injuries.