Sharp Injuries among Nursing Students and Preventive Measures
- VernacularTitle:护生锐器伤的分析与预防对策
- Author:
Min ZHOU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Sharp injury;
Nursing student;
Occupational hazard
- From:
Chinese Journal of Nosocomiology
2009;0(16):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
OBJECTIVE To explore the reason,hazard and preventive method of sharp injuries by analyzing nursing students who had sharp injuries.METHODS A retrospective study of hospital medical sharp injuries were taken among nursing students from Aug 2007 to May 2008.RESULTS There were 30 cases sharp injuries occurred in past year.Needles injuries accounted for 76.7%,and the others for 23.3%.Fifteen cases occurred in operation,and 15 cases occurred after operation.Twenty-three cases worked without gloves;86.7%injuris were on fingers.Hepatitis Bvaccine inoculation rate was 63.3% in 30 cases.CONCLUSIONS Enhancing occupational security education,improving nursing students′ sense of occupational security prevention and standardizing operation progress,can decrease sharp injuries among nursing students.
