European Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

COMPLIANCE OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGISTS WITH THE GUIDELINES FOR SHARP INJURY PREVENTION

Ace John Mondidu*, Reicelyn Dela Cruz, Paula Micaela Go, Rusty Quizon, Andrea Roque and Dr. Penuel P. David, RM, RPh, PhD

ABSTRACT

Workplaces must strictly enforce precautionary and safety measures to reduce untoward incidents and ensure the safety of health workers. Implementing sharps injury prevention policies or guidelines would assist hospital institutions in reassessing the quality of efforts or programs aimed at ensuring the safety of medical technologists. With this, the researchers aimed to determine the compliance of medical technologists with the guidelines for sharp injury prevention in both public and private hospitals in Malolos, Bulacan. The questionnaire was distributed to the respondents through a google survey form sent on their emails. The data shows that medical technologists are always compliant before, during, and after handling sharp objects. Furthermore, demographic profile (age, sex, and years of clinical experience), policies, education and training, and resources are factors that significantly affect the compliance of medical technologists to sharp injury prevention.

Keywords: Compliance; Medical technologist; Sharp injury prevention; Guidelines.