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Needlestick and Sharps Injuries Among Operating Room Nurses, Reasons and Precautions

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2021-06-01T00:00:00Z
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Dağcı, Mahmut
Sayın, Yazile
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Objective:Thisstudywascarriedouttodeterminetheneedlestickinjuries(NSI)oftheoperatingroomnurseswithpenetratingandsharptools,thecausesoftheinjuryandtheprecautionstakentopreventtheinjury.Methods:Adescriptiveandcross-sectionalstudywasconductedwiththeparticipationof463volunteernursesfrom27differenthospitalsinIstanbul,Turkey.Afterobtainingtheethicscommittee,institutionsandvolunteerpermissionsofthestudy,thedatawerecollectedwithtwodatacollectionformsformedinlinewiththeliteratureknowledgeandexpertopinions.ThedatawereanalyzedusingIBMSPSS22.0programandp<0.05wassignificancevalue.Results:Participantswere18-61yearsold,(mean:35.9±0.84),63.7%hadbachelor-sdegreesandabove,80.8%ofoperatingroomnursesweregraduatedfromnursingprogram.68.9%oftheparticipantsreportedthattheyhadlivedatleastonceduringtheirworkinglife.ThereweresignificantlydifferentforNSI(p<0.05)women,marriedandhadloweducationallevels,workinginuniversityhospitalswithdeepinvasiveinterventionandusingprotectiveequipment.Participantsreportedthat54.8%oftheinjurieswereperformedintherighthandandtheprimarycausewasexchanginginstrumentsbetweennurseandsurgeon,thesecondarywasassistingsurgeon.Mostoftheparticipants(37.1%)wereinjuredbythesuturematerial.ThemostcommonNSIencounteredoperatingtheaterswerepediatricsurgery,cardiovascularsurgery,thoracicsurgeryandgeneralsurgery.
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Dağcı M., Sayın Y., -Needlestick and Sharps Injuries Among Operating Room Nurses, Reasons and Precautions-, Bezmiâlem Science, cilt.9, sa.3, ss.317-325, 2021
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