INCIDENT OF NEEDLE STICK INJURY WHILE ADMINISTERING MEDICATION TO STUDENTS NURSING PROFESSION: A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY BASED ON SELF-REPORT

Abstract

Needle stick injury (NSI) remains a safety issue for nursing students during clinical practice. This study aims to describe the incidence of NSI based on self-report and student perception using the Student Nurse Needlestick Injury Prediction (SNNI). A quantitative descriptive study with a cross-sectional approach was conducted on 51 clinical practice students at Bina Sehat University, PPNI Mojokerto, using a total sampling technique . Data were collected through a questionnaire on NSI characteristics and SNNIP, then analyzed descriptively using IBM SPSS Statistics. The results showed that all respondents had experienced NSI. The most frequent incidents occurred in the third clinical practice (58.8%), during needle recapping (39.2%), in the inpatient ward (66.7%), and were caused by empty syringes (49.0%). Most respondents reported the incident (76.5%), but 86.3% did not undergo blood tests or hepatitis B vaccination. The average scores for perceived severity, benefits, and barriers were 14.46; 10.66; and 39.70, respectively. These findings indicate the need to strengthen occupational safety education, compliance with standard precautions , and incident reporting systems.