ABSTRACT
Health care personnel are always exposed to occupational injuries especially injuries due to sharp and cutting things. Therefore, the present study was designed and conducted to investigate the effect of safe management performance on knowledge, attitude and practice [KAP] levels of the health care personnel of Baqyatallah Hospital, Iran. This experimental study was carried out in 2010, and 115 nurses were selected from 8 parallel wards; two random groups were shaped: experimental [n=59] and control [n=56] groups. The data were collected by a researcher-made questionnaire including 59 questions on the personnel's knowledge, attitude and practice. The KAP was assessed in both groups after a two-month training period. The obtained data were analyzed in SPSS 15 using chi-square, independent and paired t-test [P < 0.05]. Mean scores of knowledge, attitude and practice in the experimental group before training were 6 +/- 2.4, 52.1 +/- 6.2 and 80.5 +/- 10.3 respectively; the corresponding scores in the control group were 5.9 +/- 2.3, 51.6 +/- 7 and 77.4 +/- 13.2 respectively; the difference between the two groups before training was not significant [P > 0.05]. However, the KAP scores of the experimental group after training became 15.7 +/- 2.6, 58.1 +/- 2.7 and 87 +/- 4.6 respectively, with the corresponding control group scores of 6.2 +/- 1.8, 50.6 +/- 7.1 and 76.7 +/- 13 respectively; the difference after training was significant [P < 0.05]. Implementing the safety management program caused an increase in the knowledge, attitude and practice of health care personnel and improved the safety levels