Needle Stick Injuries among Registered Staff Nurses: A Cross-Sectional Study

Nurses' health and safety are greatly risked by injuries sustained from needle sticks and related blood and bodily fluid exposure.This institutionally based cross-sectional study, aimed to ascertain the frequency of Needle Stick Injuries (NSI) and the associated risk factors, was conducted among nurses at a private healthcare facility in Klang Valley, Malaysia, from February to March 2023.Non-probability purposive sampling was used to recruit 188 nurses from various practice areas.Data were collected using a structured self-administered questionnaire.The prevalence of needle stick injury was 26.5% among the nurses.Although the majority (97.9%) of the nurses had attended sharp injury prevention training, 47.9% reported recapping the needles after use, which could be a cause of needle stick injuries.The results indicate a strong correlation between needle stick injuries, co-worker support, job experience, education level, and sleep adequacy.These findings suggest the need for more significant efforts to ensure that nurses with less experience receive proper training.In addition, measures that promote a healthy work-life balance and foster healthy work environments for nurses must be taken to reduce the number of needle stick injuries.