jha.sciedupress.com Journal of Hospital Administration 2024, Vol. 13, No. 2 ORIGINAL ARTICLE The reality of patient bodily waste management: Nurse perceptions of current practice & staff safety Debra Harris∗1 , Rodney X. Sturdivant2 , Anupama Kannan2 1...
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jha.sciedupress.com Journal of Hospital Administration 2024, Vol. 13, No. 2 ORIGINAL ARTICLE The reality of patient bodily waste management: Nurse perceptions of current practice & staff safety Debra Harris∗1 , Rodney X. Sturdivant2 , Anupama Kannan2 1 Department of Human Sciences and Design, Baylor University, Waco, TX, United States 2 Department of Statistical Science, Baylor University, Waco, TX, United States Received: May 29, 2024 Accepted: July 15, 2024 Online Published: July 25, 2024 DOI: 10.5430/jha.v13n2p20 URL: https://doi.org/10.5430/jha.v13n2p20 A BSTRACT Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate nurse knowledge about the risks of exposure to patient bodily waste, nurse perceptions about procedures and reporting, and current levels of satisfaction with how risks of exposure to patient waste are managed. Patient bodily waste management impacts healthcare workers and healthcare organizations. For nurses and other healthcare workers, the risk of exposure to pathogen
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