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Needle Stick Injuries (NSIs) in healthcare environments represent a widespread concern globally. Such injuries involve the piercing of the skin by a sharp object. They often occur during tasks like drawing blood, administering injections, or handling other sharp instruments, posing a significant risk to healthcare workers. Objective: To access knowledge regarding Needle Stick Injury among Nurses of Tertiary Care Hospital of Lahore. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted at Sharif City Hospital is a tertiary care teaching hospital. A total of 100 Staff Nurses were selected to participate in this study. A structured questionnaire was administered regarding knowledge of needle stick injury. The data were entered in SPSS version 25.0 software for statistical analysis and Data Interpretation. SPSS was used for data analysis. Results: Out of 100, majority of participants were female (58%), senior staff nurses (41%) and work in surgery department (34%). It was found that 48% Staff Nurses have suffered from sharps injury in the past the overall knowledge among nurses regarding sharp injury showed that knowledge regarding needle stick injury among nurses 59% have good knowledge, 27% have poor knowledge and 15% have poor knowledge. 48% of them have suffered from sharp injury, 38% have known about protocols regarding needle injury and 58% know about sharp disposal protocol. Conclusions: It was concluded that nurses have adequate knowledge regarding sharp injury, most of the sharps injuries were accidental and due to lack of knowledge and experience.
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