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Health-Care Waste: Knowledge of Primary Care nurses

Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 01-01-2018;71(5):2367-2375

DOI: 10.1590/0034-7167-2017-0244

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ABSTRACT

Objective:

to describe the knowledge of nurses on Health-Care Waste Management (HCW) in Family Health Units (FHU) of São Carlos city, São Paulo State.

Method:

exploratory, descriptive and quantitative approach. The research was carried out with nurses of 16 FHU of the municipality of São Carlos-SP. Data were collected through an interview using a tool validated and analyzed using descriptive statistics.

Results:

it is noteworthy that 68.7% (11) of the nurses did not know how to describe how chemical waste was sorted. In addition, regarding the treatment of HCW, 50.0% (8) of the nurses did not know if the general waste were subjected to some type of treatment.

Conclusion:

the HCW management can be considered a challenge in the nurses’ agenda inserted in the Primary Care services, which refers to the need to implement periodic training on the management of this waste.

Keywords: Health-Care Waste Nursing Primary Health Care Public Health Waste Management

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Sanches APM, Mekaro KS, Figueiredo RM, André SCS. Health-Care Waste: Knowledge of Primary Care nurses. Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem 2018;71(5):2367-75.

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Sanches, Ana Paula Mhirdaui; Mekaro, Karen Sayuri; Figueiredo, Rosely Moralez de; André, Silvia Carla da Silva. Health-Care Waste: Knowledge of Primary Care nurses. Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem, v. 71, n. 5, p. 2367-2375, Jan. 2018.

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Sanches, A. P. M., Mekaro, K. S., Figueiredo, R. M. , & André, S. C. S. (2018). Health-Care Waste: Knowledge of Primary Care nurses. Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem, 71(5), 2367-2375.

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Sanches, Ana Paula Mhirdaui and Mekaro, Karen Sayuri and Figueiredo, Rosely Moralez de and André, Silvia Carla da Silva. Health-Care Waste: Knowledge of Primary Care nurses. Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem [online]. 2018, vol. 71, n. 5, [cited 2025-05-14], pp.2367-2375. Available from: <https://reben.publy.science/en/article/health-care-waste-knowledge-of-primary-care-nurses/>.
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ABSTRACT

Objective:

to describe the knowledge of nurses on Health-Care Waste Management (HCW) in Family Health Units (FHU) of São Carlos city, São Paulo State.

Method:

exploratory, descriptive and quantitative approach. The research was carried out with nurses of 16 FHU of the municipality of São Carlos-SP. Data were collected through an interview using a tool validated and analyzed using descriptive statistics.

Results:

it is noteworthy that 68.7% (11) of the nurses did not know how to describe how chemical waste was sorted. In addition, regarding the treatment of HCW, 50.0% (8) of the nurses did not know if the general waste were subjected to some type of treatment.

Conclusion:

the HCW management can be considered a challenge in the nurses' agenda inserted in the Primary Care services, which refers to the need to implement periodic training on the management of this waste.