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

Angrup, Archana; Thakur, Kamlesh; Chand, Jaryal Subhash; Sood, Ankita; Lata, Chandel

doi:10.3126/ajms.v5i1.4971

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“…[1,2] Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Cytomegalovirus and Hepatitis B & C have been identified as occupational health infections of significant consideration. Angrup et al (2013) stated that among the 35 million healthcare workers (HCWs) worldwide, 3 million of which came across percutaneous exposures to blood pathogens yearly. [3] This signified that almost 2 million HCWs are exposed to hepatitis B virus (HBV); 0.9 million to hepatitis C virus (HCV); and 170,000 to Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV).…”

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“…Angrup et al (2013) stated that among the 35 million healthcare workers (HCWs) worldwide, 3 million of which came across percutaneous exposures to blood pathogens yearly. [3] This signified that almost 2 million HCWs are exposed to hepatitis B virus (HBV); 0.9 million to hepatitis C virus (HCV); and 170,000 to Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). According to Papastergiou et al (2015), more than 350 million are chronically infected with HBV around the world, especially in areas of low endemicity to 8 percent in high endemic areas with intense endemic foci in the Western Pacific Regions and Southeast Asia.…”

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Investigating needle stick injuries: Incidence, knowledge and perception among South Jordanian nursing students

Nawafleh

Abozead²,

Momani³

et al. 2017

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Needle stick injury (NSI) is one of the major causes of blood borne infections in the present day healthcare system. Among healthcare professionals, nursing students will most likely be exposed to this dilemma. Interventions like institutionalizing educational programs to produce awareness and knowledge among nurses can depict positive outcomes in changing perceptions toward safety measures. This study aimed to investigate the incidence, perspectives, views, perceptions, and knowledge of NSIs among nursing students studying at Al-Hussein Bin Talal University. The sample population consisted of all undergraduate nursing students from second to fourth academic levels at the university who consented to participate in this study. The mode of data collection utilized a self-structured questionnaire apportioned into four parts. The first portion of the questionnaire presented the socio-demographic details of the respondents. The second part of the questionnaire demonstrated questions about needle stick incidences at the clinical units of the participants; frequency of occurrences (i.e., number, nature, and rationale); place of occurrence; and, whether the event was reported to higher authorities. The third part of the questionnaire entailed queries associated with the knowledge of the students with respect to needle stick injury. The last part focused on the student's knowledge and perception on the risks associated to needle sticks injuries and the relative precautions to prevent such. The results showed that most of the students had positive perception of NSIs; while two thirds of the student nurses experienced NSI with increasing number of injured nurses occurring among second year students. This is due to the lack of knowledge regarding universal precaution guidelines and acupuncture safety device. Nursing students are at risks of getting infection. Proper steps are needed to promote awareness of NSI as well as the dangers and prevention from such events.

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Investigating needle stick injuries: Incidence, knowledge and perception among South Jordanian nursing students

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Abozead²,

Momani³

et al. 2017

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Predicting needlestick and sharps injuries in nursing students: Development of the SNNIP scale

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Aim To develop an instrument to investigate knowledge and predictive factors of needlestick and sharps injuries (NSIs) in nursing students during clinical placements. Design Instrument development and cross‐sectional study for psychometric testing. Methods A self‐administered instrument including demographic data, injury epidemiology and predictive factors of NSIs was developed between October 2018–January 2019. Content validity was assessed by a panel of experts. The instrument's factor structure and discriminant validity were explored using principal components analysis. The STROBE guidelines were followed. Results Evidence of content validity was found (S‐CVI 0.75; I‐CVI 0.50–1.00). A three‐factor structure was shown by exploratory factor analysis. Of the 238 participants, 39% had been injured at least once, of which 67.3% in the second year. Higher perceptions of “personal exposure” (4.06, SD 3.78) were reported by third‐year students. Higher scores for “perceived benefits” of preventive behaviours (13.6, SD 1.46) were reported by second‐year students.

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

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Investigating needle stick injuries: Incidence, knowledge and perception among South Jordanian nursing students

Investigating needle stick injuries: Incidence, knowledge and perception among South Jordanian nursing students

Predicting needlestick and sharps injuries in nursing students: Development of the SNNIP scale

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