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KMID : 1004620230290030327
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Clinical Nursing Research
2023 Volume.29 No. 3 p.327 ~ p.336
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Influencing Factors on the Practice of Medical Waste Management of Nurses in Tertiary General Hospitals after COVID-19
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Oh Da-In
Cho Gyoo-Yeong
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Abstract
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Purpose: This study aimed to identify the factors affecting the practice of medical waste management of nursesin tertiary general hospitals after the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
Methods: The participants were154 nurses working in two tertiary general hospitals. Data were collected using structured questionnaires andanalyzed using an Independent t-test, One-way ANOVA, Scheffe?? test, Pearson correlation coefficients, andmultiple regression analysis using the SPSS/WIN 27.0 program.
Results: Factors significantly influencing thesubject'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 wastemanagement (β=.23, p=.011). The explanatory power of these variables for medical waste managementpractice 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 developingmedical waste management training programs, and various measures are necessary to make the organizationalculture positive for the implementation of infection control guidelines at the organizational level.
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KEYWORD
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Attitude, COVID-19, Medical Waste, Practice
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