Journal of Korean Clinical Nursing Research (임상간호연구)

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Influencing Factors on the Practice of Medical Waste Management of Nurses in Tertiary General Hospitals after COVID-19

코로나 19 이후 상급종합병원 간호사의 의료폐기물 관리 실천에 미치는 영향요인

  • Oh, Da In (Department of Nursing, Pusan National University Hospital) ;
  • Cho, Gyoo Yeong (Department of Nursing, Pukyong National University)
  • Received : 2023.08.16
  • Accepted : 2023.10.25
  • Published : 2023.12.31
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Abstract

Purpose: This study aimed to identify the factors affecting the practice of medical waste management of nurses in tertiary general hospitals after the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Methods: The participants were 154 nurses working in two tertiary general hospitals. Data were collected using structured questionnaires and analyzed using an Independent t-test, One-way ANOVA, Scheffé test, Pearson correlation coefficients, and multiple regression analysis using the SPSS/WIN 27.0 program. Results: Factors significantly influencing the subject's practice of medical waste management include medical waste education(β=.18, p=.013), recognition of infection control organizational culture (β=.26, p=.007), and attitudes toward medical waste management (β=.23, p=.011). The explanatory power of these variables for medical waste management practice was 29.0% (F=7.34, p<.001). Conclusion: To improve the practice of medical waste management, a strategy to provide positive attitudes toward medical waste management should be needed when developing medical waste management training programs, and various measures are necessary to make the organizational culture positive for the implementation of infection control guidelines at the organizational level.

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