Introduction:

Biosafety standards knowledge promotes quality and risk-free care for patients and health personnel.

Objective:

To identify the level of knowledge about biosafety measures in senior students from a Nursing program at a university in Barranquilla, Colombia.

Materials and methods:

Descriptive cross-sectional epidemiological study with 89 students chosen through a non-probabilistic sampling method. The instrument used was “level of knowledge of biosafety measures in Nursing students.” A Chi-square test (95% CI) was applied to analyze the relationship between the study variables and participants’ level of knowledge. The statistical techniques were performed using version 16 of the Statgraphics statistical software.

Results:

Medium and low knowledge levels were registered, with percentages of 24.72% and 75.28%, respectively. Furthermore, a minimal difference was observed when the level of knowledge of students was related to academic semesters. Finally, 85% of participants were not cognizant about the concept of hazardous waste.

Conclusion:

Medium and low levels of knowledge reflect an alarming scenario, which was probably caused by virtual teaching due to the confinement during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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