The Investigation Into the Impact of Using SafePad on the Incidence Rate of Needlestick Injuries Among Iranian Nurses: A Pre‐ and Post‐Test Study [PDF]
Health Science ReportsBackground This study aimed to determine the prevalence of needlestick injuries (NSIs) during the 6 months before and after the implementation of SafePad among nurses.
Nima Yadollahzade +4 more
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Nurse Media: Journal of Nursing, 2020 Background: Nursing students, like other healthcare workers, are prone to needlestick injuries. Over the years, studies have been conducted regarding needlestick injuries. However, its prevalence among Filipino nursing students’ is still not known. Also,
Nelson A. Ditching +5 more
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The Factors of Needlestick Injury on Healthcare Workers at the Hospital of Bojonegoro
The Indonesian Journal of Occupational Safety and Health, 2020 Introduction: Needlestick injury is the most frequent accidents encountered by healthcare workers in the hospital. Needlestick injury can expose healthcare workers to the risk of communicable diseases infection.
Anisa Fitria +2 more
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Relationships between shift work, mental workload, and needlestick injuries among nurses [PDF]
BMC NursingBackground Nurses often engage in shift work, which disrupts their circadian rhythms and increases mental workload and fatigue. These factors may associate with and elevate the risk of needlestick injuries.
Hamideh Bidel +3 more
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SAGE Open Medicine, 2023 Background: Needlesticks and sharp injuries are occupational hazards for healthcare workers that result from the accidental piercing of the skin. Needlestick injuries expose healthcare workers to blood and body fluids that may be infected and can be ...
Tamene Fetene Terefe +2 more
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Assessment of knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding needlestick injuries among nurses in a public hospital in Malaysia [PDF]
Frontiers in Public HealthNeedlestick injuries (NSIs) represent a significant occupational hazard among nurses, as they may result in serious consequences, including transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis B and C viruses.
Mohd Fahami Nur Azlina +5 more
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Advancing Staff Safety: Assessment of Quality Improvement Interventions in Reducing Needlestick Injuries Among Staff at Nyaho Medical Centre [PDF]
Global Journal on Quality and Safety in Healthcare, 2023 Introduction: Needlestick injury, which occurs when the skin is accidentally punctured, is linked to infection transmission of HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C.
Augustine Kumah +1 more
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Effects of virtual reality training on decreasing the rates of needlestick or sharp injury in new-coming medical and nursing interns in Taiwan [PDF]
Journal of Educational Evaluation for Health Professions, 2020 Purpose Senior nursing and medical interns’ lack of familiarity and confidence with respect to practicing universal precaution for the prevention of occupational needlestick or sharp injuries may harm themselves.
Szu-Hsien Wu +6 more
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Risk factors and prevalence of work-related injuries and accidents among veterinarians in India [PDF]
Veterinary World, 2020 Background and Aim: Veterinary medicine is a high-risk occupation and imparts a risk of physical injuries due to the unpredictable nature of the animals and workplace conditions.
SukhDev Mishra, Rajendra Palkhade
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Evaluations of Stress Level Caused by Fear of Exposure to Needle stick Injury among Nurses: A cross-sectional study [PDF]
Tanta Scientific Nursing Journal, 2018 Needlestick injury is one of the significant stress-leading causes among nurses in healthcare settings. Aim: The aim of this study is to assess the level of stress caused by fear of needlestick injury exposure among nurses working at Sohag University ...
Ghona Ali, Mona Mohamed
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