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NURSES’ KNOWLEDGE OF INJECTION AND NATURE OF INJECTIONS AS CORRELATES OF INJECTION SAFETY PRACTICE AT SECONDARY HEALTH FACILITY IN AKWA IBOM NORTH -E AST SENATORIAL DISTRICTS.

ABSTRACT

The study assessed nurses’ knowledge of injection and nature of injections as correlates of injection safety practice at secondary health facility in Akwa Ibom North-East Senatorial Districts. This study employed a non-experimental descriptive method. This research was carried out in the Akwa Ibom North East Senatorial District of Nigeria. The population of the study consisted of 191 nurses in the 18 secondary healthcare facilities in Akwa Ibom North East Senatorial District. A sample of ninety 90 nurses offering direct patient care out of 191 nurses were selected from nine out of 18 secondary healthcare facilities in Akwa Ibom North East Senatorial District. Purposive sampling technique was used for the study. A researcher designed instrument tagged “Awareness of Practice of Injection Safety and Safe Injection Practice Questionnaire (APISSIPQ) was used to collect data for the study. Validity was ensured through the use of well-structured questionnaire and validation by the supervisor and two lecturers in the Department of Nursing, University of Uyo, Uyo. Descriptive and inferential statistics were employed to evaluate the data, and the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) Version 23 (IBM, Armonk, NY) was utilized. The chi-square test was used to establish the association between the variables, and a p-value of 0.05 was selected for statistical significance. The study showed that there is a strong association between understanding of injection nature and safe injection techniques. Based on the findings of the study it was recommended that clinical instructors work in tandem with nurses and hospital administrators to promote and guarantee the posting of universal precaution guidelines and the availability of injection safety materials and resources.

KEYWORDS: Nurses’ knowledge, injection safety practice, secondary health facility, And Akwa Ibom North -E ast Senatorial Districts.

OKOKO, Enobong Ubong And Prof. Felicia Saturday Ekpu, FSHEPANRN/ RM

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