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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 Reports
Background 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, Mitra Zandi, Soheila Sadeghi, Farzaneh Ghodsi, Aram Halimi   +4 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, Anthony Ocuto Forkuo-Minka   +1 more
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Factors Associated with Nursing Students’ Intention to Report Needlestick Injuries: Applying the Theory of Planned Behavior

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, Angel Grace F. Furatero, Razilee Vania S. Iquiña, Aira Darlyn M. Sabulao, Jason M. Supremo, Ryan Michael Flores Oducado   +5 more
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Needlestick and sharp injuries and its associated factors among healthcare workers in Southern Ethiopia

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 ...
Baye Tsegaye Amlak, Shegaw Tesfa, Betelhem Tesfamichael, Haimanot Abebe, Bitew Tefera Zewudie, Agerie Aynalem Mewahegn, Bogale Chekole Temere, Tamene Fetene Terefe, Fisha Alebel GebreEyesus, Tadesse Tsehay, Mamo Solomon   +10 more
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Relationships between shift work, mental workload, and needlestick injuries among nurses [PDF]

BMC Nursing
Background 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, Alireza Kazemian Talkhooncheh, Bahareh Heidari, Maryam Hasandaee Talkhooncheh   +3 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 Health
Needlestick 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, Anchita Mottiakavandar, Tze Han Tang, Luo Yan Wong, Irliana Binti Ibrahim, Nafeeza Mohd Ismail   +5 more
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Occupational Health: Analysis of the Psychological Impact of Exposure to Needlestick and Sharps Injuries Among Primary Health Care Professionals [PDF]

Nursing Research and Practice
Occupational exposure to biological material, particularly needlestick and sharps injuries, is a relevant public health concern in Primary Health Care (PHC), as it combines infectious risk with psychological sequelae that are often underestimated.
Talita Priscilla da Silva Guerra, Rodrigo Pierobon Rodrigues, Roberto Martins de Oliveira, Fernanda Lopez Rosell, Caio Vieira de Barros Arato, Luís Eduardo Genaro   +5 more
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Incidence Risk Analysis for Needlestick, Sharp and Splash Injuries at a Tertiary Care Hospital Kota, Rajasthan, India [PDF]

National Journal of Laboratory Medicine, 2020
Introduction: Needlestick, Sharp, and Splash Injuries (NSSSIs) are the major occupational hazards for the Healthcare Workers (HCWs) risking them for Blood Borne Viruses (BBVs) such as Hepatitis B Virus (HBV), Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) and Human ...
Dinesh Verma, Naveen Saxena, Anita Sharma, Saurabh Sharma   +3 more
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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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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, Chia-Chang Huang, Shiau-Shian Huang, Ying-Ying Yang, Chih-Wei Liu, Boaz Shulruf, Chen-Huan Chen   +6 more
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