Green Hospital and Effective Waste Management as Perceived by Nursing Staff | ||
| Tanta Scientific Nursing Journal | ||
| Volume 34, Issue 3, August 2024 PDF (1.83 M) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/tsnj.2024.383770 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Randa Magdi Mohammed1; Reda Abd El- Fatah Abo Gad2; Rehab Abd Elmoniem3 | ||
| 1Master student at Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University. 2 Clinical Instructor at technical institute of nursing, Tanta University | ||
| 23 Professor of Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University. | ||
| 3Assistant Professor of Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Healthcare setting represents a broad array of services and places where healthcare occurs, improper management of wastes at healthcare facilities is lethal and can have health impacts on the nursing staff working. Green hospitals with effective hospital waste management can be a key solution to many problems. Aim: assess green hospital and effective waste management as perceived by nursing staff. Research design: A descriptive correlational research design was utilized to conduct this study. Setting: study was conducted at Tanta Main University Hospitals, which is affiliated to the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research Subjects: The study subjects were consisted of all (n=28) head nurses and a stratified sample of nurses (n=265). Tools: Two tools were used to collect the data, Green Hospital and Effective Hospital Waste Management Questionnaires. Results: Showed that more than three quarter (79.5%) and more than half of (51.9%) nursing staff had a low level perception of green and effective waste management, respectively. Solid waste management was ranked as the highest dimension of green hospital (51.91 %) with Mean ± SD 15.38 ± 4.06. Waste collection was ranked as the highest dimension of effective waste management (66.26 %) with Mean ± SD 18.25 ± 3.51. Conclusion: there was a positive statistically significant correlation between overall effective hospital waste management and overall green hospital. Recommendations: Encourage nurses to conduct research regarding green hospital and effective waste management to transform research results into practices and to take responsibility in this regard | ||
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