ABSTRACT

Chemical substances are seen as a significant function in the life on earth because of their beneficial economy. The main objectives of the study is to assess the knowledge of staff nurses regarding hazardous chemicals, to associate the knowledge of staff nurses regarding hazardous chemicals with their selected demographic variables. The research design used in this study was a Quantitative research approach. The design used for the present study was a Descriptive research design. A total sample size of 30 preterm neonates were selected using Convenient sampling technique. The study findings reveal the frequency and percentage-wise distribution of level of the awareness of staff nurses regarding hazardous chemicals.  The finding revealed that majority, 22 (73.3%) of the staff nurses had moderate level of awareness and 8 (26.7%) of the staff nurses had adequate level of awareness regarding hazardous chemicals. The data shows that there is significance association between level of awareness of staff nurses regarding hazardous chemicals with the age, education qualification and source of information where ‘p’ value is < 0.05. There is no significance association between level of perception of patient with religion, income in month and previous information about hazardous chemicals.

Keywords: Knowledge, Management, Hazardous chemical, Staff nurses