Green Hospital and Effective Waste Management as Perceived by Nursing Staff

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Master student at Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University. 2 Clinical Instructor at technical institute of nursing, Tanta University

2 3 Professor of Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University.

3 Assistant 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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  • Receive Date: 03 October 2024
  • Accept Date: 03 October 2024

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