Nik Hisamuddin Nik Ab Rahman

Standard Precaution Among Emergency Healthcare Personnel: Emergency Healthcare Personnel Are at Risk of Needle Stick Injury, Thus Had Higher Risk for Blood Borne Infection Nik Hisamuddin Nik Ab Rahman

Majority of our healthcare provider working in Emergency Department has good knowledge, attitude & practice level in standard precaution. In fact, we found that (78.4%) were compliance to standard precaution practice. There were 43 participants who did not compliance to standard precaution practice, 14 were medical officer (32.6%), 14 were assistant medical officer (32.6%), 2 were staff nurses (4.7%), 3 were assistant nurse/community nurse (7.0%) and 10 were health attendants (23.3%). Most participants gave lack of time is the main reason for poor compliance with 38.5%, followed by interfering with their work with 29.2%, lack of equipment with 21.5% and other reason such as laziness, forgotten, not comfortable with standard precaution, lack of staff and very busy (10.8%).