ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, HOSPITAL WASTE MANAGEMENT, RESEARCH CONDUCTED IN VLORA REGIONAL HOSPITAL (2014-2015)

Hospital waste becomes a source for the spread of nosocomial infections, putting the health of patients and medical personnel in danger. [6] The main purpose of this article is the implementation of methods of hospital waste management from the staff of the Regional Hospital in Vlora, in order to establish and implement adequate policies for the medical staff, to optimize the management of medical waste and to prevent the spread of nosocomial infections. Our objective is to understand the connection between the methods of medical waste management and the spread of nosocomial infection to the nursing staff of the Regional Hospital of Vlora. The study is transversal, descriptivo-analytic and quantitative. The sample of this study consists of 121 nursing staff members of Vlora Regional Hospital, during the period August 2014 to June 2015. The data collection was conducted through distribution of a self-administered questionnaire while the statistical data analysis was performed on SPSS 17.0 statistical software. From this study were excluded the primary care nursing staff. Our findings conclude that there is a statistically significant relation between the administration of hospital waste and the incidence of nosocomial infection, the P-value is 0.000. Statistically significant relation exists between the administration of sharp hospital waste and the spread of infection, P-value is 0.000. Furthermore the common residues are dumped in the proper containers by 76% of the nursing staff and the anatomical remnants are thrown in proper the containers by 64.5% of the staff. Based on our findings We concluded that that there is a statistically significant link between the administration of sharp medical waste and infectious waste, and the incidence of nosocomial infection. Most of hospital waste appears to be managed within the appropriate parameters.