Sharps injury prevention: select a safer needle

Nursing Management

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 25-31

  Shelton, Phyllis ^a   Rosenthal, Kelli ^b  

^a SICU nurse at Summit Medical Center   (United States)

^b ResourceNursecom   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; NURSING STAFF; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; REVIEW; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; NEEDLESTICK INJURIES; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 3242657287     PISSN: 07446314     EISSN: 15388670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006247-200406000-00009     Document Type: Article

References (16)

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4. Ibid.
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