NURSING MECHANISM IN DISPOSING OF MEDICAL WASTE IN HEALTH FACILITIES

The aim of the study is the importance of having a written mechanism for the nursing staff to dispose of medical waste in health facilities (health centers or hospitals), the importance of having a secured and approved guide on medical waste by the Ministry of Health, the importance of having a trained nursing staff with high resistance to how to deal with illness and medical waste. In health facilities, the importance of having a place to store medical waste in a safe place, until it is disposed of by the Medical Waste Company (SEPCO). A questionnaire was created via the Google Drive website, and distributed to male and female health practitioners via the social networking site (WhatsApp), where responses to the questionnaire were obtained after a period of 5 months, where 850 questionnaires were distributed and 750 responses were received by those targeted. from research.

Keywords: Nursing mechanism, disposal of medical waste, health facilities