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AWARENESS AND PRACTICE OF UNIVERSAL PRECAUTIONS BY HEALTH CARE WORKERS IN A TEACHING INSTITUTE

Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 2003
Health Care Workers (HCWs) face a grave risk of acquiring infection including Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Hepatitis B & C during the course of their work.
Puneet Dargan, S Thakur, B K Jain, R Singh, M Deb   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Poor knowledge – predictor of nonadherence to universal precautions for blood borne pathogens at first level care facilities in Pakistan

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2007
Background We conducted an assessment of knowledge about blood borne pathogens (BBP) and use of universal precautions at first level care facilities (FLCF) in two districts of Pakistan.
Chandir Subhash, Razaq Mahreen, Janjua Naveed Z, Rozi Shafquat, Mahmood Bushra   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Compliance with standard precautions by nursing professionals in high complexity care

Escola Anna Nery, 2019
Objective: To evaluate the compliance with Standard Precautions by nursing professionals from high complexity units. Methods: Quantitative, descriptive and cross-sectional study, carried out in a Brazilian public hospital between January and March 2017.
Daniela Rosa Floriano, Luana Silva Rodrigues, Cintia Machado Dutra, Silmara Elaine Malaguti Toffano, Fernanda Maria Vieira Pereira, Suzel Regina Ribeiro Chavaglia   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Nurses' self-report of universal precautions use and observed compliance

, 1989
A descriptive correlational study was conducted to develop and test a Universal Precautions (UP) Scale designed to monitor nurses' compliance with the practice of universal precautions in the hospital setting. Subscales of the Universal Precautions Scale
Pear, Suzanne Marie, Pear, Suzanne Marie, 1948-   +1 more
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Evaluation of Infection Control Methods Using by Hemodialysis Units' Staff [PDF]

حیات, 2007
Background & Aim: Hemodialysis centers are highly susceptible to nasocomial infections due to application of hemodialysis machines, medical equipment, and invasive techniques and devices. This research was carried out in order to evaluate methods
Aliasgharpoor M, Bassampoor SH, Bahrani N   +2 more
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TINDAKAN PENGENDALIAN INFEKSI PADA PERAWAT DI RUANG RAWAT INAP DI RUMAH SAKIT KOTA SEMARANG

LINK, 2022
Tindakan pengendalian infeksi merupakan upaya untuk mencegah terjadinya penularan infeksi terhadap pasien maupun tenaga medis khususnya perawat. Insidens kejadian infeksi (phlebitis) di Rumah Sakit cenderung meningkat.
Emanuelin Petri Purbandaru, Supriyadi Supriyadi   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Awareness of the use of standard precautions during care of people living with HIV by ward attendants in Indian hospitals

Indian Journal of Community Medicine, 2022
Context: Standard precautions (SP) are infection prevention practices universally used during patient care to lower infection transmission. Aims: The aim of the study was to (1) assess Indian ward attendants' (WAs) knowledge, perceived efficacy, and self-
Ryan Fernandez, Tony D S. Raj, Elsa Heylen, Laura Nyblade, Dhinagaran Devadass, Krishnamachari Srinivasan, Maria L Ekstrand   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effectiveness of an edutainment video teaching standard precautions – a randomized controlled evaluation study

Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 2019
Background Standard precautions are essential to prevent pathogen transmission and nosocomial infections. We assessed learning effect (primary outcome) and satisfaction (secondary outcome) of watching a 5-min humorous “edutainment (=education and ...
Aline Wolfensberger, Alexia Anagnostopoulos, Lauren Clack, Marie-Theres Meier, Stefan P. Kuster, Hugo Sax   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Needlestick Injuries among Nurses in a Tertiary Care Hospital: A Work Hazard or Lack of Awareness?

Asian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2013
Objectives: The present study addresses this important issue of NSI and aims at determining their occurrence among the nursing staff in Dr Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College (RPGMC) and hospital, Kangra at Tanda (H.P).
Archana Angrup
doaj   +1 more source

How “Universal” are Universal Precautions?

AMA Journal of Ethics, 2009
Guidelines to improve observance of universal precaution standards and reporting of needlestick injuries by medical students and resident physicians. Virtual Mentor is a monthly bioethics journal published by the American Medical Association.
openaire   +2 more sources