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Improving Critical Care Nurses' Waste Management Standards: A Knowledge, Attitude, Practice, and Risk Perception
Shimmaa Mohamed Elsayed1, Sameer A Alkubati2, Basma Salameh3
1Critical Care and Emergency Nursing Department, Damanhour University, Damanhour, Egypt.
Hospital Topics
|June 17, 2025
Summary
Critical care nurses in Egypt demonstrate strong knowledge of hospital waste management but moderate practice. Risk perception is strongly linked to knowledge, suggesting targeted education can improve safety.
Area of Science:
- Healthcare Management
- Infection Control
- Nursing Research
Background:
- Hospital waste poses significant infection risks due to dangerous microorganisms.
- Healthcare personnel, patients, and the public are vulnerable to infections from contaminated waste.
Purpose of the Study:
- To assess hospital waste management knowledge, attitudes, and practices among critical care nurses.
- To investigate the relationship between nurses' risk perception and their waste management behaviors.
- To identify factors influencing waste management among nurses in intensive care units.
Main Methods:
- A cross-sectional study involving 300 critical care nurses in Egypt.
- Data collected via self-reported questionnaires assessing knowledge, attitude, practice, and risk perception.
- Study conducted in intensive care units of two major hospitals.
Main Results:
- Over half of the nurses exhibited strong knowledge of waste management, with over two-thirds showing moderate practice.
- Risk perception showed a strong positive correlation with knowledge and a slight positive association with practice and attitude.
- Significant correlations were observed between risk perception and knowledge, attitude, and practice.
Conclusions:
- Nurses possess substantial knowledge but exhibit moderate practice in hospital waste management.
- Risk perception is a key factor influencing nurses' waste management behaviors.
- Educational level, gender, unit type, experience, and work hours may impact waste management knowledge, attitudes, practice, and risk perception.
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