Hepatitis C prevention with nurses

Nursing and Health Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 99-106

  Keller, Sarah ^a   Daley, Karen ^b   Hyde, James ^c   Greif, Richard S ^d   Church, Daniel R ^e  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY BILLINGS   (United States)

^b BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^c TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Opinion Dynamics Corporation   (United States)

^e MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Bloodborne pathogens; Hepatitis C; Infectious diseases; Nursing practice; Occupational safety

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EPIDEMIC; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING EDUCATION; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COUNSELING; CROSS INFECTION; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; FOCUS GROUPS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INSERVICE TRAINING; MASSACHUSETTS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PATIENT EDUCATION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; UNIVERSAL PRECAUTIONS;

EID: 20944432518     PISSN: 14410745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2018.2005.00217.x     Document Type: Article

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