THE EFFECT OF STAFF PERFORMANCE SKILLS TRAINING BASED ON THE SELF-AWARENESS AND EMPOWERMENT MODELS ON THE RATE OF EXPOSURE TO SHARP OBJECTS AND PATIENTS' SECRETIONS AMONG EMERGENCY NURSES

One of the occupational hazards and serious concerns among health workers is
the damage caused by sharp objects and contact with discharge. It is one of the main elements in
employees' feelings, abilities, and performance skills. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine
the effect of staff performance skills training on exposure to sharp objects and medical discharge in
nurses working in emergency departments.
Materials & Methods: In this quasi-experimental study, 90 emergency nurses of Khoy were completely
counted in 2019 and then randomly divided into two groups: intervention and control. The intervention
group consisted of 42 nurses working in the emergency department of Imam Khomeini Hospital and the
control group included 48 nurses working in the emergency department of Qamar Bani Hashem
Hospital. The nurses of the intervention group were divided into four groups based on the shift and
working time of the nurses and were trained in 3 training sessions based on the model of self-awareness
and empowerment in the amphitheater of Imam Khomeini Hospital. To collect information, the
questionnaire was used before and after the intervention. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS
software version 20 and non-parametric Chi-square tests.
Results: Based on the findings, there was no statistically significant difference between the two groups
with regard to sharp objects and secretions before the training program (p = 0.647). After the
implementation of educational skills programs based on the model of self-awareness and empowerment,
there was a statistically significant difference between the two groups (p = 0.024) and in the intervention
group the rate of the exposure decreased.
Conclusion: Research findings showed that the implementation of operational skills training programs
based on self-awareness and empowerment development models allows nurses working in other
departments to continue with your new components and their discharge. . It is recommended to use
training programs in order to reduce and manage exposure to sharp objects in health care systems