Needlestick/sharps injuries among vocational school nursing students in southern Taiwan

The Effectiveness of a Training Program on Reducing Needlestick Injuries/Sharp Object Injuries among Soon Graduate Vocational Nursing School Students in Southern Taiwan

“…In our recent study 7) , we found that the incidence of those reported for NSIs/SIs among our vocational school nursing students were higher than nursing/medical students in other countries, and that our students were less likely to report the injury 5,13,[15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22] . In Taiwan's nursing educational system, vocational school students are generally younger than 18 yr old.…”

“…The goal of reducing NSIs/ SIs has been launched in many countries and by organizations such as the International Council of Nurses, the World Health Organization, ever since NSIs/SIs first were published in the medical literature in the 1970s 6) . Our previous study in Taiwan has found that the frequency of NSIs/SIs among vocational nursing school students is higher than that among nursing staff members (4.9 vs. 1.2~2.8 times/person/year) 7) . Therefore, an effective measure for reducing the incidence of NSIs/SIs in this vulnerable group is an issue of concern.…”

“…The pre-test for NSIs/SIs used in for this study was a previous study of full-time third-year nursing students (N=569) between July and December of 1999 7) . Among these students, 50.1% reported experience of NS/SI at least once in clinics during the internship training; only 39% of the students reported the events.…”

Adesão às precauções padrão pela equipe do atendimento pré-hospitalar móvel de Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brasil

“…Em estudo realizado por Florêncio et al 6 , registrou-se uma incidência de 27,3% para acidentes de trabalho por exposição a material biológico em profissionais da equipe de resgate pré-hospitalar do Corpo de Bombeiros do Estado de Goiás. No entanto, os resultados divergem bastante entre os estudos, apresentando incidências que variam desde 18,4% a 100% entre os trabalhadores da saúde 10,11,12,13,14 . O Município de Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brasil, não dispõe de uma série histórica da incidência de acidentes de trabalho no atendimento pré-hospitalar.…”

Protection of healthcare workers from bloodborne pathogens

“…Primary prevention of occupational exposures, as advocated by these guidelines, remains the cornerstone of protecting healthcare workers from infection with bloodborne pathogens. Nonetheless, a substantial number of percutaneous exposures continue to occur in the healthcare setting, despite implementation of the universal precautions guidelines [3 , [4][5][6][7][8][9][10].…”