ASSESSMENT OF AWARENESS AND PRACTICE OF STANDARD SAFETY PRECAUTIONS AMONGST UNDERGRADUATE NURSING STUDENTS AT ADELEKE UNIVERSITY EDE, OSUN STATE, NIGERIA.
Abstract
ABSTRACTS
INTRODUCTION: Standard precautions (SPs) in the hospital are very important in the
reduction of health care workers‟ exposure to occupational health hazards but most hospitals are
used to reactive rather than proactive safety practices. AIM: Assessed awareness and practice of
standard safety precautions amongst undergraduate nursing students at Adeleke university Ede,
Osun state, Nigeria. METHODOLOGY: A descriptive cross-sectional design was used to select
186 students using simple random technique by Taro Yamane formula. Self-developed
questionnaire was used to collect data. The data collected were analyzed using table and
percentage, the research questions were answered and the hypotheses were tested using chi
square at 0.05 level of significance. RESULTS: From the study, majority (72%) had high level
of awareness on standard safety precaution, more than half (54%) of the respondents complied
and practice standard safety precaution while majority (64%) reported absence of regular training
on infection control. CONCLUSION: There is great need for strong advocacy on knowledge of
SPs and its adherence with SPs in the hospitals to curb increasing occupational health hazards.
Keywords: Awareness, Practice, Standard safety precaution, student Nurses, Nosocomial
Infection.
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