She Nurse and Her Behavior In The Presence of Hospital Waste In A Developing Country Case of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)

Wanduma Kasuku
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Wanduma Kasuku: Department of Environment Management Unit, Free University of Brussels, Belgium

International Journal of Environmental Sciences & Natural Resources, 2017, vol. 1, issue 5, 127-129

Abstract: After observing the behavior of several nurses from four hospitals in Kinshasa in the DRC (CUK, HGRK, HGK, HGRN) , we note that nurses do not remain the standards set by WHO for hospital waste management. We constantly surveyed a sample of 280 nurses, despite the training they had, that 90% mixed hospital waste with other waste (paper, food, etc.), which they threw into unconventional containers or either in bags without indication of the dangers, that they do not avoid the risks caused by hospital waste to human health and the environment. They do not have the protective tools required in their trade. Our study is exploratory and invites nurse awareness in their profession which is commendable.

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Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.19080/IJESNR.2017.01.555571

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