Final-year nursing students' attitude of Nam Dinh University of Nursing towards preventing exposure to blood and body fluids

Pham Thi Bich Ngoc * and Hoang Thi Minh Thai

Nam Dinh University of Nursing, Vietnam.
 
Research Article
International Journal of Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences Archive, 2021, 01(02), 100-106.
Article DOI: 10.30574/ijbpsa.2021.1.2.0031
Publication history: 
Received on 11 March 2021; revised on 14 April 2021; accepted on 17 April 2021
 
Abstract: 
Positive attitude towards occupational exposure can help nursing students self-correct their behavior in the prevention of blood and body fluid exposure. Objective: Describe final-year nursing students’ attitude of Nam Dinh University of Nursing towards preventing exposures to blood and body fluids. Subject and method: Final year full-time nursing students were randomly selected to answer questionnaires. Results: The mean score of the attitude towards the prevention of exposure to blood and body fluids was 3.69 ± 0.22 points. In which, mean scores of students’ attitude towards severity; the importance of preventive measures; the role of solving, reporting, treating and monitoring post-exposure; self-confidence; barriers to the practice of preventive measures are in turn 4,00 ± 0,41 points; 4,23 ± 0,43 points; 3,84 ± 0,48 points;2,8 ± 0,47 points; 3,61 ± 0,43 points. Conclusion: attitude of final-year nursing students of Nam Dinh University of Nursing towards preventing exposures to blood and body fluids is moderate with mean score is 3,69 ± 0,22 points/5 points. Final-year nursing students have positive attitude towards severity and the importance of preventive measures but have negative attitude towards self-confidence to do prevention measures to blood and body fluid exposures.
 
Keywords: 
Attitude; Nursing student; Exposure
 
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