Effects of a Finger Guard while Opening the Glass Ampoule by Nursing Students
10.7586/jkbns.2019.21.4.318
- Author:
Jung Ok LEE
1
Author Information
1. Department of Nursing, Jesus University, Jeonju, Korea. ngshine@jesus.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Protective devices;
Nursing Students;
Sharps injuries;
Glass
- MeSH:
Anxiety;
Fingers;
Glass;
Humans;
Needlestick Injuries;
Nursing;
Protective Devices;
Skin;
Students, Nursing
- From:Journal of Korean Biological Nursing Science
2019;21(4):318-325
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to identify the effects of a finger guard developed to prevent sharp injuries in nursing students.METHODS: This study was an equivalent control group posttest design. Seventy nursing students were randomly allocated to either the experimental group (n=35) or the control group (n=35). The finger guard was used whileopening the glass ampoule in the experimental group. The outcome variables such as sharp injuries, anxiety and user satisfaction were measured.RESULTS: Sharp injuries were 0 in the experimental group and 2 in the control group (p=.160). Anxiety in the experimental group was significantly lower than the control group (p < .001). User satisfaction was 4.33 score in the range from 1 to 5, the highest item was the weight (4.63), followed by effectiveness (4.51).CONCLUSION: Using a protective device while opening the glass ampoule was observed to be effective in reducing anxiety among the nursing students, and exhibited protection of skin.
