Digital tools for environmental education in the management of hospital waste
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digital tools, environmental education, hospital wasteAbstract
The general objective of this research was to determine digital tools for environmental education in the management of hospital waste aimed at health personnel at the Dr. Armando Velásquez Mago Hospital in the state of Lara. The study is methodologically framed under the positivist paradigm, with a focus quantitative, and with a non-experimental field, cross-sectional, descriptive design. The population is represented by one hundred and two (102) subjects who are part of the health personnel, with a defined sample of thirty (30) health professionals. To collect data, a closed-scale questionnaire was used with response options Always, Sometimes and Never, structured with twenty-eight (28) items. The instrument was subjected to expert judgment and the Cronbach's Alpha reliability coefficient was applied. It is concluded that workers do not have written information for the final collection of waste, intermittency in the supplies of adequate personal protective equipment for waste management, lack of supervision of institutions and organizations, mainly. It is recommended to implement the use of digital platforms, adequate management of social networks, use of Educational Websites with environmental themes, specifically hospital waste management.
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