Sharps injuries among emergency department nurses in one tertiary care hospital in Ghana
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- 作者：Jody R. Lori ; PhD ; CNM ; FACNM ; FAANa ; jrlori@umich.edu" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author (Associate Professor ; Associate Dean for Global Affairs ; Director of the PAHO/WHO Collaborating Center for Nursing ; Midwifery) ; Marjorie C. McCullagh ; PhD ; RN ; PHCNS-BC ; COHN-Sa (Associate Professor) ; Alicia Krueger ; MS ; RN ; FNPa (Alumni) ; Rockefeller Oteng ; MDb (Instructor)
- 关键词：Healthcare worker safety ; Ghanaian healthcare workers ; Bloodborne pathogen transmission ; Sharps injury prevention ; Infectious diseases
- 刊名：International Emergency Nursing
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：September 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：28
- 期：Complete
- 页码：14-19
- 全文大小：265 K
文摘
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A high incidence of sharps-related injuries and associated exposure to bloodborne pathogens was found among the sample studied.
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Nearly 30% of subjects surveyed reported a sharps-related injury in the past 12 months.
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Over ½ of the subjects who completed the survey were aware of the protocol to report a sharps-related injury.
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Less than 10% of subjects could list all three essential components of the hospital protocol to follow after a sharp injury.