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Perioperative Use of the Hands‐Free Technique: A Semistructured Interview Study
Author(s) -
Stringer Bernadette,
Haines Ted,
Goldsmith C.H.,
Blythe Jennifer,
Harris Kenneth A.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
aorn journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.222
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1878-0369
pISSN - 0001-2092
DOI - 10.1016/s0001-2092(06)60491-2
Subject(s) - perioperative , medicine , perioperative nursing , telephone interview , bloody , health care , operating room nursing , medical emergency , nursing , surgery , social science , sociology , economics , economic growth
• OCCUPATIONALLY CONTRACTED bloodborne infections are preventable, but the use of many protective measures remains limited. • THERE IS GROWING EVIDENCE that the use of the hands‐free technique (HFT) to pass sharp items during surgical procedures is effective in protecting against sharps injury and bloody contamination. • RESEARCHERS CONDUCTED in‐depth telephone interviews to explore 20 health care providers' knowledge and use of the HFT. • MOST OF THE INTERVIEWEES did not regularly use the HFT, and some were resistant to its use. AORN J 84 (August 2006) 233–248. © AORN, Inc, 2006.