TY - JOUR AU - ŞAHİNOĞLU, Mustafa Serhat AU - Dindar Demiray, Emine Kübra AU - Alkan, Sevil AU - Onturk Akyuz, Hatice PY - 2023/03/17 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Determination of the Knowledge Levels of The Health Services Vocational School Students about Sharps Injuries: Students’ Knowledge of Injuries JF - Chronicles of Precision Medical Researchers JA - Chron Precis Med Res VL - 4 IS - 1 SE - Original Articles DO - 10.5281/zenodo.7708880 UR - https://chronpmr.com/index.php/cpmr/article/view/90 SP - 101-106 AB - <p class="western"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>Introduction:</strong></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Health services vocational school (HSVS) students are also at risk for sharps injuries, just like other healthcare professionals. Our study aimed to determine the healthcare students' exposure to sharps injuries, during their clinical practice, their level of knowledge and the precautions they take in case of injury. <br></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>Methods:</strong></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> The study, which was designed as descriptive and cross-sectional, was carried out between 15.10-30.10.2021 among SHMYO students. The study population consisted of a HSVS students. In this study, the "Participant Information Form" and the "Sharp Injury Information Evaluation Form" were developed by the researchers by examining the relevant literature.<br></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>Results:</strong></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> A total of 383 students, 320 (83.6%) female, and 63 (16.4%) male were included in the study, with a mean age of 20.5±1.4. 90.6% of the participants participated in the bedside practice, 82.2% of them knew the concept of sharp injury. 38 (9.9%) of the participants had a history of sharp injury. Of these, 26 (68.4%) were performed with an injector. Thirteen (34.2%) of the participants with a history of sharp injury reported this. <br></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>Discussion and Conclusion:</strong></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> As a result of our study, it was determined that the education and knowledge levels of HSVS students about sharp injuries were below the desired level. In addition, the rate of conversion of learned knowledge into practice skills is low. This important issue should be emphasized better in the curriculum and planning should be done to reflect it in practice.</span></span></p> ER -