The effect of training program to reduce needlestick injuries

Lj, Marković-Denić; Mihajlović, Bojan; Cemerlic-Adjic, Nada; Pavlović, Katica; Nicin, S.

doi:10.1186/1753-6561-5-s6-p217

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“…The questionnaire was reviewed again, and the study group prepared its final version. This questionnaire was previously used in the pilot study conducted in one specialized hospital [ 19 ] which is not included in this study. The questionnaire was distributed to 1,441 HCWs from selected departments of the studied hospitals who had direct daily contact with patients.…”

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Occupational Exposure to Blood and Body Fluids among Health-Care Workers in Serbia

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Objectives: The aim of this study was to examine the epidemiology of occupational accidents and self-reported attitude of health-care workers (HCWs) in Serbia. Subjects and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among HCWs in selected departments of five tertiary care hospitals and in one secondary care hospital in February 2012. A previously developed self-administered questionnaire was provided to HCWs who had direct daily contact with patients. χ² test and Student's t test were used for statistical analysis of the data. Results: Of the 1,441 potential participants, 983 (68.2%) completed the questionnaire: 655 (66.7%) were nurses/medical technicians, 243 (24.7%) were physicians and 85 (8.6%) were other personnel. Of the 983 participants, 291 (29.6%) HCWs had had at least one accident during the previous year and 106 (40.2%) of them reported it to the responsible person. The highest prevalence (68.6%) of accidents was among nurses/technicians (p = 0.001). Accidents occurred more often in large clinical centers (81.1%; p < 0.001) and in the clinical ward, intensive care unit and operating theater (p = 0.003) than in other departments. Seventy-six (13.1%) nurses/medical technicians had an accident during needle recapping (p < 0.001). Of all the HCWs, 550 (55.9%) were fully vaccinated, including significantly more doctors (154, 63.4%) than participants from other job categories (p < 0.001). Conclusion: There was a relatively high rate of accidents among HCWs in our hospitals, most commonly amongst nurses and staff working in clinical wards, intensive care units and operating theaters. The most common types of accidents were needlestick injuries and accidents due to improper handling of contaminated sharp devices or occuring while cleaning instruments or by coming into contact with blood through damaged skin or through the conjunctiva/mucous membranes.

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Occupational Exposure to Blood and Body Fluids among Health-Care Workers in Serbia

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“…In addition, some reported safety interventions were excluded as in the end we did not consider them eligible, for example, as they were in fact not addressing acute accidents at work, but rather injuries caused by longer‐term exposures (Lavender et al, 2007). In other cases, the report included too little information about the study, for example, abstracts and poster presentations (Lim, 2011; Markovic‐Denic et al, 2011; Mobasherizadeh et al, 2011).…”

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Safety interventions for the prevention of accidents at work: A systematic review

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Nielsen

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Background Limited knowledge regarding the relative effectiveness of workplace accident prevention approaches creates barriers to informed decision‐making by policy makers, public health practitioners, workplace, and worker advocates. Objectives The objective of this review was to assess the effectiveness of broad categories of safety interventions in preventing accidents at work. The review aims to compare effects of safety interventions to no intervention, usual activities, or alternative intervention, and if possible, to examine which constituent components of safety intervention programs contribute more strongly to preventing accidents at work in a given setting or context. Date Sources Studies were identified through electronic bibliographic searches, government policy databanks, and Internet search engines. The last search was carried out on July 9, 2015. Gray literature were identified by searching OSH ROM and Google. No language or date restrictions were applied. Searches done between February and July of 2015 included PubMed (1966), Embase (1980), CINAHL (1981), OSH ROM (NIOSHTIC 1977, HSELINE 1977, CIS‐DOC 1974), PsycINFO (1806), EconLit (1969), Web of Science (1969), and ProQuest (1861); dates represent initial availability of each database. Websites of pertinent institutions (NIOSH, Perosh) were also searched. Study Eligibility Criteria, Participants, and Interventions Included studies had to focus on accidents at work, include an evaluation of a safety intervention, and have used injuries at work, or a relevant proxy, as an outcome measure. Experimental, quasi‐experimental, and observational study designs were utilized, including randomized controlled trials (RCTs), controlled before and after (CBA) studies, and observational designs using serial measures (interrupted time series, retrospective cohort designs, and before and after studies using multiple measures). Interventions were classified by approach at the individual or group level, and broad categories based on the prevention approach including modification of: Attitudes (through information and persuasive campaign messaging). Behaviors (through training, incentives, goal setting, feedback/coaching). Physiological condition (by physical training). Climate/norms/culture (by coaching, feedback, modification of safety management/leadership). Structural conditions (including physical environment, engineering, legislation and enforcement, sectorial‐level norms). When combined approaches were used, interventions were termed “multifaceted,” and when an approach(es) is applied to more than one organizational level (e.g., individual, group, and/or organization), it is termed “across levels.” Study Appraisal and Synthesis Methods Narrative report review captured industry (NACE), work setting, participant characteristics, theoretical basis for approach, intervention fidelity, research design, risk of bias, contextual detail, outcomes measures and results. Additional items were extracted for studies with serial measures including approaches to i...

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“…Similarly, there are studies in the literature that indicate that training given to nursing students is beneficial in terms of occupational risk. [23][24][25] It is also stated in the literature that the change caused by this infection, which affects the world, as well as the physical safety of the healthcare personnel, and their psychological status should be taken into consideration. 19 With the same scale used in our study, the average perceived stress score among nursing students in one study 26 was found 21.55 ± 4.84, one study in our country 27 was found 27.53±7.00.…”

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The Effectiveness of İnfection Control and Isolation Education for COVID-19 Among Turkish Senior Nursing Students: Quasi-Experimental Study

Dinçer

2021

gnj

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Background:The literature emphasizes the importance of preparing the educational content of senior students, especially for the care of patients with COVID-19 infection. Aim: This study aims to evaluate the effect of an online training application for infection control, and isolation on students' knowledge level, their anxiety towards COVID-19, perceived stress, and occupational risk perception levels.Methods: Quasi-experimental research using a pretest-posttest design was conducted in the study. The study took place at the Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing in XX. This study was conducted with 56 volunteer last grade nursing students. Online training for infection control and isolation in the nursing care of the patients with COVID-19 infection was applied by the researchers.Results: It was found that the correct response rates that question about the care of the patient with COVID-19 infection statistically significantly increased after the training (p<.05). Also, there was a statistically significant decrease in perceived stress and anxiety, the occupational risk perception of the students after the training (p<.05). Conclusion:Online training relating to infection control, and isolation in association with COVID-19 increases the knowledge of senior nursing students in relation to this subject, reduces stress, anxiety and the perceived professional risk levels.

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The effect of training program to reduce needlestick injuries

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Occupational Exposure to Blood and Body Fluids among Health-Care Workers in Serbia

Occupational Exposure to Blood and Body Fluids among Health-Care Workers in Serbia

Safety interventions for the prevention of accidents at work: A systematic review

The Effectiveness of İnfection Control and Isolation Education for COVID-19 Among Turkish Senior Nursing Students: Quasi-Experimental Study

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