Management of biosecurity measures for nursing personnel working in the emergency area of the Hospital General Norte de Guayaquil IESS Los Ceibos

Abstract

Introduction: Biosecurity measures are a set of preventive standards that health and nursing personnel must apply to avoid contagion by exposure to infectious agents, whether physical, chemical or biological. Objective: Determine the management of biosecurity measures of the nursing staff of the emergency service of the Hospital General Norte de Guayaquil IESS Los Ceibos. Based on the great problem of managing biological risks in health personnel, who often fail to apply safety standards, which increases the risk of contracting an occupational-type infectious disease. Materials and methods: The methodology used was a descriptive design, with a cross section, Quali-quantitative. The data collection was carried out through the application of pre-structured questionnaires, which helped to establish the level of knowledge and management of biosafety measures by the staff. The sample was made up of 90 nurses who work in the emergency area. Results: The results revealed that the level of knowledge of the nursing staff is high or adequate with an average percentage of 77.67%, therefore, 22.33% of the staff are unaware of these preventive measures or have deficient knowledge. Regarding the application of biosecurity measures, a general percentage of 47% was obtained, that is, the application of these standards is considered by deficient and insufficient personnel. Conclusion: It is mentioned that there are risks in the emergency area, the biological prevailing among them according to the opinion of the surveyed personnel, on the other hand, an efficient knowledge of biosafety measures was determined, but its application in relation to knowledge is deficient, a situation that increases the occupational risk.