Experiences and Perceptions on Needle Stick Injuries among Staff Nurses in a Private Hospital in Singapore

This study identified experiences and perceptions on needle stick injuries among staff nurses in a private hospital in Singapore. A cross sectional descriptive-analytical study design was conducted from December 2016 to January 2017. Survey questionnaires were distributed to 100 nurse respondents from Accident and Emergency (n=32), Medical-surgical ward (n=30), Operation theater (n=16), and Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-Gyne) ward (n=22) who were conveniently selected. Of the 100 self-administered questionnaires, only n=71 were used. Needle stick injuries were more affected by the hospital department (RR 1.01) followed by the age group (RR 0.99) and years of clinical practice (RR 0.88). The experience with needle stick injury was probable (p=0.02; 56.52%). There are identified perceptions on needle stick injury in this study such as adequate staff nurses in a shift (p=0.02), hospital awareness (p=0.04), injection safety equipment (p=0.04) and adequate mentor and supervisor (p≥0.05).

Keywords: Experiences and Perceptions,Hazard, Needlestick, Nurses, Nursing, Singapore.