Assessment of Nurses' Practice and Potential Barriers Regarding the Medical Waste Management at Hamad Medical Corporation in Qatar: A Cross‑Sectional Study

Musa, Fatema; Mohamed, Ayatullah; Selim, Nagah

doi:10.7759/cureus.8281

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“…From researcher point of view this result is related to the policy of the hospital at El-Behiera governorate which is placing high quality nurses at intensive care units and special units. The result of the current study is supported to some degree by the findings of a study done by Musa et al (16) , and contradicted with results of Ali and Jasim (17) .…”

Section: Demographic Characteristic Of the Studied Nursescontrasting

confidence: 82%

Assessment of Nurses’ Knowledge and Practice Regarding Intra- Abdominal Pressure Measurement and Abdominal Compartment Syndrome Prevention

Reyad

Mahmoud²,

Eldriny³

2022

The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine

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Background: Intra-abdominal pressure monitoring helps in the early detection of patients who are susceptible for developing intra-abdominal hypertension and enabling prompt treatment to prevent the development of abdominal compartment syndrome. The management of critically ill patients and the identification of potential causes for clinical worsening are the main role of critical care nurses. Objective: The objective of the present study is to assess nurses' knowledge and practice regarding intra-abdominal pressure measurement and abdominal compartment syndrome prevention. Patients and methods: A descriptive exploratory design was utilized in this study. The study was carried out at intensive care units, cardiac care units and emergency unit at Kom Hamada and Itay El Baroad Hospital. A convenient sample of 60 male and female nurses was recruited. Two tools were used for data collection; (I) Knowledge assessment questionnaire and (II) Observational checklist to assess nurses' practices regarding intra-abdominal pressure measurement. Results: Most studied nurses had poor knowledge regarding all items related to intra-abdominal pressure measurement, intra-abdominal hypertension, and complications of abdominal compartment syndrome. Moreover, about more than two-third of the studied nurses had an unsatisfactory level of practice regarding intra-abdominal pressure measurement. Conclusion: The majority of the studied nurses had unsatisfactory level of knowledge and incompetent level of practice regarding intra-abdominal pressure measurement and abdominal compartment syndrome prevention.Recommendation: Continuous educational programs should be planned to nurses for enhancing their knowledge and practice to achieve a high quality of care.

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Assessment of Nurses’ Knowledge and Practice Regarding Intra- Abdominal Pressure Measurement and Abdominal Compartment Syndrome Prevention

Reyad

Mahmoud²,

Eldriny³

2022

The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine

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“…In the same context of waste separation, the current study shows 69.5% of the studied sample which is lower than 92.9% a study done in Ethiopia by (Deress et al, 2018) that were always separate hazardous medical waste from general waste at the place of generation, as well as 54.6% of our studied sample which it also lower than (Abrol et al, 2019) in India that shows 91.7% and (Musa et al, 2020) in Qatar that shows 99.4% about the separation hazardous medical waste into different categories. These lower results of our study may be attributed to the unavailability color-codding containers for different categories of medical waste in Iraqi hospitals.…”

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Attitudes and practices of healthcare workers regarding of medical waste management in hospitals of Al-Najaf Governorate

Saadoon¹,

Ali²,

Kadum³

2022

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Background: Iraq suffers from many pollutants in its environment. One of these pollutants is medical waste (MW) from hospitals, which is considered the second most dangerous waste after radioactive waste and needs to be properly managed by trained healthcare workers. Aims: This study aimed to assess the attitudes and practices of healthcare workers on medical waste management (MWM) and determine the relationship between socio-demographic characteristics of healthcare worker with their attitudes and practices. Instruments and methods: A descriptive; cross sectional study conducted at the government hospitals of Al-Najaf governorate, Iraq. The study include 443 participants (93 medical staff, 310 paramedical staff, and 40 housekeeping staff) collected through period from 2nd January until 31th March 2022 using a structured questionnaire depends on the National Guide to Infection Control in the Iraqi Health Institution and the previous studies. Findings: The study was conducted on 443 participants with the mean ± SD of their ages was 29.18 ±7.68 years. The age group 20-29 years had the highest percentage (69.1%), female were represented (58.9%) of the studied sample compared to (41.1%) male. The highest percentage of the studied sample had Baccalaureate certification (44%) and period of experience (1-5) years (62.98%).

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“…The possibility of confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths has been increasing due to the continuous changing of the genome sequence of the coronavirus and its community transmission. Due to this pandemic, biomedical wastes (BMW) concerns not only to physicians or nurses, but to other HCPs such as pharmacists, technicians, interns, and therapists in hospitals and all healthcare sectors [ 5 , 6 ] as there was a paradigm shift in the form of the huge amount of wastes generated. There was an unexpected increase in the amount of disposable personal protective equipment (PPE), such as gloves, surgical mask, N-95 masks, air-purifying respirators, goggles, face shield, safety gowns or suits and shoe covers, as well as the use of plastic syringes and needles, high-flow nasal cannulas, and breathing circuits [ 7 ].…”

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Assessment of Knowledge, Practice and Attitude about Biomedical Waste Management among Healthcare Professionals during COVID-19 Crises in Al-Ahsa

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Biomedical waste (BMW) management is an essential practice of healthcare professionals (HCPs) for preventing health and also environmental hazards. Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has become a global pandemic, posing significant challenges for healthcare sectors. A cross-sectional study was performed to assess the knowledge, practice, and attitude on BMW management among HCPs when taking care of patients with COVID-19 and associated with demographic variables. From Al-Ahsa healthcare sectors, 256 HCPs were selected randomly, of which 105 (41%) had excellent knowledge, 87 (34%) had good knowledge, and 64 (25%) had poor knowledge with a mean score of 13.1 ± 3.6. A higher mean score was (14.4 ± 3.2) obtained by physicians, and (13.6 ± 3.8) nurses than the other HCPs. Regarding practice, 72 (28.1%) HCPs used and discarded PPE while handling biomedical wastes. Additionally, 88 (34.4%) followed proper hand hygiene before and after each procedure and whenever needed. Physicians, nurses, and respiratory therapists had a more favorable attitude than other HCPs. There was a statistically significant association found among knowledge level and educational qualification (p < 0.0001), gender (p < 0.001), and work experience (p < 0.05). Emphasis is needed to train all HCPs regarding proper BMW management during this pandemic to prevent infection transmission.

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Assessment of Nurses' Practice and Potential Barriers Regarding the Medical Waste Management at Hamad Medical Corporation in Qatar: A Cross‑Sectional Study

Cited by 12 publications

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Assessment of Nurses’ Knowledge and Practice Regarding Intra- Abdominal Pressure Measurement and Abdominal Compartment Syndrome Prevention

Assessment of Nurses’ Knowledge and Practice Regarding Intra- Abdominal Pressure Measurement and Abdominal Compartment Syndrome Prevention

Attitudes and practices of healthcare workers regarding of medical waste management in hospitals of Al-Najaf Governorate

Assessment of Knowledge, Practice and Attitude about Biomedical Waste Management among Healthcare Professionals during COVID-19 Crises in Al-Ahsa

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