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Abstract
Needle stick Injuries (NSI) are considered as one of incidents which risk the safety of health care workers in the hospital and healthcare setup. Health care professionals (HCP) are at greater risk of exposure to the blood and body fluids. Hepatitis B virus (HBV) transmission rate by NSI is estimated to be around 33.3%, followed by Hepatitis C virus 3.3% and HIV 0.3%. Aim of the study: To assess infection control knowledge and attitude related to needle stick injuries among nursing staff. Research design: Descriptive research design was used in this study. Setting: This study was conducted at Beni suif University Hospital. Sample: All nurses in four critical care units in the hospital (N= 68). Tools: three tools. First tool: Knowledge regarding needle stick injury, Second tool: Attitude of nurses toward NSIs and third tool: hospital resources. Results: The participated nurses had good knowledge, negative attitude toward NSIs and there are correlation between knowledge and their attitude and availability of hospital resources with NSIs. Conclusions: This study accentuates that there was significant correlation between knowledge, attitude and availability of hospital resources with NSIs. Recommendation: in-service training program for staff nurses about standard of infection control precautions and healthcare institutions should apprise themselves of developments in hospital resources and safety devices.