Prevalence and risk factors of needlestick injuries, sharps injuries, and blood and body fluid exposures among operating room nurses in Thailand

Kasatpibal, Nongyao; Whitney, JoAnne D.; Katechanok, Sadubporn; Ngamsakulrat, Sukanya; Malairungsakul, Benjawan; Sirikulsathean, Pinyo; Nuntawinit, Chutatip; Muangnart, Thanisara

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“…Furthermore, the occurrence rate of NSIs was 23.68% that was similar to the present study. The population surveyed in their study included 2,031 surgical technologists of whom almost 70% had received no training about preventing occupational injuries (Kasatpibal et al., ).…”

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“…Kasatpibal et al. () reported that the occurrence of SIs in morning and evening shift works was higher than night shift works, which they thought resulted from doing more surgery in these shifts (Kasatpibal et al., ).…”

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“…Exposure to bloodborne pathogens can happen by subcutaneous injuries, needlestick, injuries caused by sharp objects or exposure of the mucous membranes to body fluids (Kasatpibal et al., ). People exposed to these injuries are seriously vulnerable to diseases like hepatitis B, C and HIV which have serious life‐threatening complications (Priya, Krishnan, Jayalakshmi, & Vasanthi, ).…”

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The associations of workload, individual and organisational factors on nurses’ occupational injuries

Hosseinabadi

Khanjani

Etemadinezhad

et al. 2018

Journal of Clinical Nursing

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Aims and objectives To determine the prevalence and type of occupational injuries in nurses and their associations with workload, working shift, and nurses’ individual and organisational factors. Background Nurses are vulnerable to occupational injuries due to the nature of their job. Design A cross‐sectional correlational design (based on STROBE Statement) was conducted. Methods This study was conducted among 616 nurses of four public hospitals located in four different provinces in Iran. Data were collected using three questionnaires including an organisational and demographic questionnaire, an occupational injuries checklist and the NASA‐TLX questionnaire (about mental workload). Chi‐square test, one‐way ANOVA and multivariate logistic regression were used in SPSS version 23.0 for statistical analysis. Results Blood and body fluid exposures had the highest prevalence (47.4%) among all injuries. Needlestick injuries showed a significant relation with gender, age, number of shifts in a month and work experience. With increase in mental workload, needlestick injuries increase by 35%. Also, injuries reported by nurses working in rotating shifts were 15%–53% more than nurses working in fixed shifts. Conclusion Working in rotating shifts and work overload was significantly related to all injuries. Decreasing nurses’ mental workload, introducing guidelines and efficient training in shift work schedules can help decrease occupational injuries among nurses. Relevance to clinical practice In order to reduce occupational injuries among nurses, in addition to incorporating advanced management and technology, it is necessary to pay attention to psychosocial, individual and organisational risk factors related to occupational injuries and their frequency in nurses. Also, reducing personnel's mental and occupational pressure should be considered.

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The associations of workload, individual and organisational factors on nurses’ occupational injuries

Hosseinabadi

Khanjani

Etemadinezhad

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Journal of Clinical Nursing

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“…Although some studies have shown that education based on HBM can alter the adherence to SPs, as the investigators pointed out, it is still important to use this model to investigate the effects of education on the adherence to SPs by OR staff. This is because the risk of transmission of infection to OR staff is greater than it is for other HCWs, as OR staff face a greater risk of needlestick and sharp object injuries, as well as exposure to blood and bodily fluids (26). In the present investigators' view, the results of this study would be useful for improving the clinical staff, especially OR staff adherence to SPs and to healthy behaviors.…”

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The Effects of Education Based on the Health Belief Model on Adherence to Standard Precautions among Operating Room Staff

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Vasli²,

Hosseini³

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Iran Red Crescent Med J

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“…As principais causas destes acidentes relacionamse a não observação de normas, imperícia, condições laborais inadequadas, instruções incorretas ou insuficientes, falhas de supervisão e orientação, falta ou inadequação no uso de equipamentos de proteção individual. 11 Em um estudo com objetivo de reconhecer as repercussões do acidente com perfurocortantes para o trabalhador de enfermagem, observaram que apenas depois de passar pelo "susto" do acidente é que os profissionais mencionaram a necessidade de redobrar o cuidado, adotar uma postura mais precavida, ter mais cuidado e atenção ao manipular materiais perfurocortantes para não se machucar ou não sofrer outro acidente. 12 Apesar dos inúmeros estudos sobre o comportamento dos profissionais de saúde, ainda não se identificou claramente os motivos pelos quais rotinas aparentemente óbvias não são seguidas, ou seja, porque o discurso do profissional é correto, mas suas atitudes não são.…”

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O saber e o fazer de acadêmicos de enfermagem frente a acidentes com instrumentos perfurocortantes

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Gatelli

Silveira

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Rev Epidemiol Control Infect

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Exceto onde especificado diferentemente, a matéria publicada neste periódico é licenciada sob forma de uma licença Creative Commons -Atribuição 4. //dx.doi.org/10.17058/reci.v7i4.8988 Páginas 01 de 07 não para fins de citação Justificativa e Objetivos: Os ferimentos causados por acidentes com instrumentos perfurocortantes representam atualmente um grave problema nas instituições de saúde, logo, a pesquisa teve como objetivo verificar se o que os acadêmicos de enfermagem dizem saber sobre as práticas corretas em caso de acidentes com instrumentos perfurocortantes, corresponde ou não ao que eles dizem que fariam caso o acidente acontecesse. Métodos: Participaram da pesquisa 88 discentes de dois campi de uma universidade estadual do estado do Paraná. A coleta de dados foi realizada por meio de um instrumento composto de oito situações que descreviam acidentes hipotéticos com instrumentos perfurocortantes na prática de enfermagem. Cada situação era seguida de três alternativas: uma correta, uma parcialmente correta e outra incorreta. Em cada uma o aluno era solicitado a indicar qual conduta o profissional deveria tomar; assim como avaliar o que o profissional realmente faria na situação descrita. Resultados: Observou-se discrepância entre o que os acadêmicos dizem "saber" sobre as práticas corretas em casos de acidentes e o que eles dizem sobre o "fazer" frente ao acidente. Conclusão: Conclui-se que intervenções e estratégias por parte das instituições de ensino precisam ser desenvolvidas a fim de minimizar tais diferenças, reforçar os riscos envolvidos nos acidentes com materiais biológicos, e enfatizar a importância de medidas preventivas. Descritores: Riscos ocupacionais. Acidentes de trabalho. Saúde do trabalhador. Ferimentos penetrantes. Equipe de enfermagem. Background and Objectives:Injuries caused by accidents with sharps instruments represent a serious problem in health institutions, the present work aimed was to verify if what the nursing academics say they know about the correct practices in the case of accidents with sharp instruments, corresponds or not to what they say they would do in case the accident happened. Methods: The sample was composed of eighty-eight students of two campus of a university in Paraná state. Data collection was made by an instrument composed of eight situations describing hypothetical accidents with sharp instruments in nursing practice. Each situation was followed by three alternatives: one correct, another half correct, and the other one incorrect. For each description the student was asked to indicate which action the professional should take, and evaluate what the professional would probably do in the real situation. Results: It was observed a discrepancy between what the students say to "know" about the right practices in accidents and what they say to "do" facing an accident. Conclusion:The conclusion was that educational interventions and strategies in nursing schools need to be developed to minimize such differences, increase the perceptions about the risks involved...

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Prevalence and risk factors of needlestick injuries, sharps injuries, and blood and body fluid exposures among operating room nurses in Thailand

Cited by 41 publications

References 16 publications

The associations of workload, individual and organisational factors on nurses’ occupational injuries

The associations of workload, individual and organisational factors on nurses’ occupational injuries

The Effects of Education Based on the Health Belief Model on Adherence to Standard Precautions among Operating Room Staff

O saber e o fazer de acadêmicos de enfermagem frente a acidentes com instrumentos perfurocortantes

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