Perceptions and practice of universal blood and body fluid precautions by registered nurses at a major Sydney teaching hospital

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 746-751

  Knight, Vickie M ^a,b   Bodsworth, Neil J ^b  

^a SYDNEY EYE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Taylor Square Private Clinic ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

ADULT; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEPATITIS B; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW SOUTH WALES; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNIVERSAL PRECAUTIONS;

EID: 0032043923     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.1998.00600.x     Document Type: Article

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