Evaluación del manejo de las normas de bioseguridad por parte del personal de enfermería que labora en el Centro Quirúrgico de un Hospital de segundo nivel de atención de la ciudad de Guayaquil.

Abstract

Biosafety is a set of preventive measures that serve to maintain control of occupational hazards. The general objective of the study was structured to evaluate the management of biosafety standards by the nursing staff who work in the surgical center of a second level hospital. The methodology was subject to a quantitative approach, non-experimental design with a descriptive and cross-sectional scope, with a deductive method. The sample consisted of 50 nurses who developed a questionnaire. The results showed that 76% of the personnel have knowledge about the basic principles of the subject, 86% indicating that these are universality, use of protective barriers and elimination of contaminated material. Regarding compliance with standards on cleaning and disinfection, 98% indicated that they agreed, while 100% agreed with the processing of equipment and materials. 73% of the staff presented adequate knowledge and the level of compliance with the standards obtained an average of 2.75. The proposal was made up of a design of strategies through educational training, preventive protocols and evaluations that qualify the degree of theoretical and practical knowledge of the personnel. Including a form with a checklist, whose criteria will allow evaluating uniformity, hygiene and personal safety, facilities, knowledge, use of resources and materials, among other aspects. Finally, it is concluded that it is important to reinforce biosecurity measures within the surgery area in order to avoid risks due to infections.