Open AccessCause Analysis and Countermeasure of Needle Injury in Surgical Nurs- ing Staff
Author(s) -
Xue-Jiao Chen
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
journal of clinical and nursing research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2208-3693
pISSN - 2208-3685
DOI - 10.26689/jcnr.v1i2.117
Subject(s) - countermeasure , medicine , nursing staff , medical emergency , nursing , emergency medicine , engineering , aerospace engineering
Objective: To analyze the causes of needle injury in surgical care workers and provide countermeasures. Methods: A total number of 140 employees were enrolled in this study, and the questionnaire survey and interviews were conducted. The causes of needle injury and the post-injury treatment were observed statistically. Results: A number of 87 nursing staff were stabbed,accounting for 62.1% of the total number, and 51.7% of the total number of injuries were injured. Conclusion: In order to avoid the occurrence of needle injury, surgical nurses in the work should pay attention to safety precautions and be promptly after the injury to deal with the wound.