What Do Nurses Working in Primary Health Care Services Know About Medical Waste Management?
Gönül Gümüş,
Emine Pınar Keti,
Nigar Ünlüsoy Dinçer
Abstract:With the increase in population, the need for health services also uprises the production of medical waste. Nurses have important responsibilities in the management of medical waste with great risks for human and environmental health. There search was conducted as a descriptive study in order to evaluate the know ledge level of nurses working in primary health care units about medical waste. The research was conducted with nurses (N=80) working in primary health care units in a province in Turkey/Central Anato… Show more
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