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dc.contributor.authorYang, L.
dc.contributor.authorMullan, Barbara
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T12:15:36Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T12:15:36Z
dc.date.created2014-09-02T20:01:17Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.identifier.citationYang, L. and Mullan, B. 2011. Reducing needle stick injuries in healthcare occupations: an integrative review of the literature. ISRN Nursing. 2011: Article ID 315432.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/19750
dc.identifier.doi10.5402/2011/315432
dc.description.abstract

Needlestick injuries frequently occur among healthcare workers, introducing high risk of bloodborne pathogen infection for surgeons, assistants, and nurses. This systematic review aims to explore the impact of both educational training and safeguard interventions to reduce needlestick injuries. Several databases were searched including MEDLINE, PsycINFO, SCOPUS, CINAHL and Sciencedirect. Studies were selected if the intervention contained a study group and a control group and were published between 2000 and 2010. Of the fourteen studies reviewed, nine evaluated a double-gloving method, one evaluated the effectiveness of blunt needle, and one evaluated a bloodborne pathogen educational training program. Ten studies reported an overall reduction in glove perforations for the intervention group. In conclusion, this review suggests that both safeguard interventions and educational training programs are effective in reducing the risk of having needlestick injuries. However, more studies using a combination of both safeguards and educational interventions in surgical and nonsurgical settings are needed.

dc.publisherHindawi Publishing Corporation
dc.titleReducing needle stick injuries in healthcare occupations: an integrative review of the literature
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume2011
dcterms.source.issn2090-5483
dcterms.source.titleISRN Nursing
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