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