Evidence summary for needlestick injuries among healthcare workers
10.3761/j.issn.0254-1769.2017.01.020
- VernacularTitle:医务人员针刺伤预防策略的最佳证据总结
- Author:
Hongjun DI
;
Yuexian SHI
;
Hongxin ZANG
;
Yahong HOU
- Keywords:
Needlestick Injuries;
Precaution;
Nurses;
Physicians;
Evidence-Based Nursing
- From:
Chinese Journal of Nursing
2017;52(1):93-98
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To retrieve and analyze the available evidence on prevention of needlestick injuries among healthcare workers and summarize the best available evidence.Methods We searched the BMJ best practice,Uptodata,Cochrane Library(2014),Joanna Briggs Institute Library,Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario,Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network,National Guideline Clearinghouse,and complementally searched the PubMed,EM-base,CNKI and Centers for Disease Control to collect literatures including guideline,evidence summary,best practice information sheet,recommended practice and systematic review.Results Nine references were selected including a clinical decision support system,3 evidence summaries,2 recommended practices and 3 systematic review.Finally,7 items of best evidence were summarized,including:wearing double gloves,never recapping needles,using blunt-tip suture,using a neutral zone for passing sharp device,adopting the safety features of sharps,using sharp disposal containers,and continuous education for needlestick injuries.Conclusion Healthcare workers should regulate their behaviors of using sharp instruments during clinical practice and guarantee personal safety by consulting high level evidence.
