Adult Health Nursing and Critical Care, Riyadh Elm University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Department of Nursing Management and Education, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Front Public Health. 2023 May 4;11:1160680. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1160680. eCollection 2023.
Needle stick injuries constitute the greatest threat to nursing students during clinical practice because of accidental exposure to body fluids and infected blood. The purpose of this study was to (1) determine the prevalence of needle stick injuries and (2) measure the level of knowledge, attitude and practice among nursing students about needle stick injuries.
Three hundred participants undergraduate nursing students at a private college in Saudi Arabia were included, of whom 281 participated, for an effective response rate of 82%.
The participants showed good knowledge scores with a mean score of 6.4 (SD = 1.4), and results showed that students had positive attitudes (Mean = 27.1, SD = 4.12). Students reported a low level of needle stick practice (Mean = 14.1, SD = 2.0). The total prevalence of needle stick injuries in the sample was 14.1%. The majority, 65.1%, reported one incidence in the last year, while (24.4%) 15 students reported two incident of needle stick injuries. Recapping was the most prevalent (74.1%), followed by during injection (22.3%). Most students did not write a report (77.4%), and being worried and afraid were the main reasons for non-reports (91.2%). The results showed that female students and seniors scored higher level in all needle stick injuries domains (knowledge, attitude and practice) than male students and juniors. Students who had needle stick injuries more than three times last year reported a lower level of all needle stick injury domains than other groups (Mean = 1.5, SD =1.1; Mean = 19.5, SD =1.1; Mean = 9.5, SD =1.1, respectively).
Although the student's showed good knowledge and positive attitudes in NSI, the students reported a low level of needle stick practice. Raising awareness among nursing students and conducting continuing education related to sharp devices and safety and how to write an incident reporting is highly recommended.
在临床实践中，护理学生由于意外接触体液和感染血液，面临着最大的针刺伤威胁。本研究的目的是：（1）确定针刺伤的发生率；（2）衡量护理学生对针刺伤的知识、态度和实践水平。
在沙特阿拉伯的一所私立学院，共有 300 名本科护理学生参与了这项研究，其中 281 人有效回应，回应率为 82%。
参与者的知识得分较高，平均得分为 6.4（SD=1.4），结果表明学生的态度积极（Mean=27.1，SD=4.12）。学生报告的针刺实践水平较低（Mean=14.1，SD=2.0）。样本中针刺伤的总发生率为 14.1%。大多数学生（65.1%）报告在过去一年中有过一次针刺伤事件，而 15 名学生（24.4%）报告有两次针刺伤事件。重新套帽是最常见的（74.1%），其次是在注射时（22.3%）。大多数学生没有写报告（77.4%），担心和害怕是不报告的主要原因（91.2%）。结果表明，女性学生和高年级学生在所有针刺伤领域（知识、态度和实践）的得分均高于男性学生和低年级学生。去年针刺伤超过三次的学生在所有针刺伤领域的得分均低于其他组（Mean=1.5，SD=1.1；Mean=19.5，SD=1.1；Mean=9.5，SD=1.1）。
尽管学生在 NSI 方面表现出良好的知识和积极的态度，但他们报告的针刺实践水平较低。强烈建议提高护理学生的意识，并开展与锐器和安全相关的继续教育，以及如何撰写事件报告。
