Epidemiology of needlestick and sharps injuries among nurses in a Japanese teaching hospital

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 44-49

  Smith, D R ^a   Mihashi, M ^b   Adachi, Y ^c   Nakashima, Y ^c   Ishitake, T ^d  

^a NATL INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL HEALTH   (Japan)

^b KURUME UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c KURUME UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^d KURUME UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Japan; Needlestick; Nurse; Psychosocial; Sharps

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AMPOULE; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAPAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; NURSING PRACTICE; NURSING STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHIFT WORKER; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TEACHING HOSPITAL; WORK SCHEDULE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; FATIGUE; HUMANS; JAPAN; NEEDLESTICK INJURIES; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; ODDS RATIO; PSYCHOLOGY; WORKLOAD;

EID: 33746694700     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2006.03.021     Document Type: Article

References (27)

1. Whitby R.M., and McLaws M.L. Hollow-bore needlestick injuries in a tertiary teaching hospital: epidemiology, education and engineering. Med J Aust 177 (2002) 418-422
2. Shiao J., Guo L., and McLaws M.L. Estimation of the risk of bloodborne pathogens to health care workers after a needlestick injury in Taiwan. Am J Infect Control 30 (2002) 15-20
3. Shiao J.S.C., McLaws M.L., Huang K.Y., Ko W.C., and Guo Y.L. Prevalence of nonreporting behavior of sharps injuries in Taiwanese health care workers. Am J Infect Control 27 (1999) 254-257
4. Elmiyeh B., Whitaker I.S., James M.J., Chahal C.A.A., Galea A., and Alshafi K. Needle-stick injuries in the National Health Service: a culture of silence. J R Soc Med 97 (2004) 326-327
5. Smith J.A., and Wilkinson W.E. Needlestick injury reporting by hospital nurses in the United States. J Occup Health Safety (Aust NZ) 6 (1990) 103-107
6. Tandberg D., Stewart K.K., and Doezema D. Under-reporting of contaminated needlestick injuries in emergency health care workers. Ann Emerg Med 20 (1991) 66-70
7. Knight V.M., and Bodsworth N.J. Perceptions and practice of universal blood and body fluid precautions by registered nurses at a major Sydney teaching hospital. J Adv Nurs 27 (1998) 746-751
8. Aiken L.H., Sloane D.M., and Klocinski J.L. Hospital nurses' occupational exposure to blood: prospective, retrospective, and institutional reports. Am J Public Health 87 (1997) 103-107
9. Clarke S.P., Rockett J.L., Sloane D.M., and Aiken L.H. Organizational climate, staffing, and safety equipment as predictors of needlestick injuries and near-misses in hospital nurses. Am J Infect Control 30 (2002) 207-216
10. Clarke S.P., Sloane D.M., and Aiken L.H. Effects of hospital staffing and organizational climate on needlestick injuries to nurses. Am J Public Health 92 (2002) 1115-1119
11. Guo Y.L., Shiao J., Chuang Y.C., and Huang K.Y. Needlestick and sharps injuries among health-care workers in Taiwan. Epidemiol Infect 122 (1999) 259-265
12. Shiao J.S.C., McLaws M.L., Huang K.Y., and Guo Y.L. Sharps injuries among hospital support personnel. J Hosp Infect 49 (2001) 262-267
13. Phipps W., Honghong W., Min Y., et al. Risk of medical sharps injuries among Chinese nurses. Am J Infect Control 30 (2002) 277-282
14. Talaat M., Kandeel A., El-Shoubary W., et al. Occupational exposure to needlestick injuries and hepatitis B vaccination coverage among health care workers in Egypt. Am J Infect Control 31 (2003) 469-474
15. Smith D.R., Wei N., and Wang R.S. Needlestick and sharps injuries among Chinese hospital nurses. Adv Exp Prev 7 (2004) 11-12
16. Smith D.R., Smyth W., Leggat P.A., and Wang R.S. Needlestick and sharps injuries among nurses in a tropical Australian hospital. Int J Nurs Pract 12 (2006) 71-77
17. Puro V., De Carli G., Petrosillo N., and Ippolito G. The Studio Italiano Rischio Occupazionale da HIV Group. Risk of exposure to bloodborne infection for Italian healthcare workers, by job category and work area. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 22 (2001) 206-210
18. Memish Z.A., Almuneef M., and Dillon J. Epidemiology of needlestick and sharps injuries in a tertiary care center in Saudi Arabia. Am J Infect Control 30 (2002) 234-241
19. Ng L.N., Lim H.L., Chan Y.H., and Bin Bachok D. Analysis of sharps injury occurrences at a hospital in Singapore. Int J Nurs Pract 8 (2002) 274-281
20. Perry J., Jagger J., and Parker G. Nurses and needlesticks, then and now. Nursing 33 (2003) 22
21. Tokars J.I., Bell D.M., Culver D.H., et al. Percutaneous injuries during surgical procedures. JAMA 267 (1992) 2899-2904
22. Gold D.R., Rogacz S., Bock N., et al. Rotating shift work, sleep, and accidents related to sleepiness in hospital nurses. Am J Public Health 82 (1992) 1011-1014
23. Macias D.J., Hafner II J., Brillman J.C., and Tandberg D. Effect of time of day and duration into shift on hazardous exposures to biological fluids. Acad Emerg Med 3 (1996) 605-610
24. Ando S., Ono Y., Shimaoka M., et al. Associations of self estimated workloads with musculoskeletal symptoms among hospital nurses. Occup Environ Med 57 (2000) 211-216
25. Bongers P.M., de Winter C.R., Kompier M.A.J., and Hildebrandt V.H. Psychosocial factors at work and musculoskeletal disease. Scand J Work Environ Health 19 (1993) 297-312
26. Karasek R.A. Job demands, job decision latitude, and mental strain: implications for job redesign. Admini Sci Quart 24 (1979) 285-308
27. Maslach C., Jackson S.E., and Leiter M. The Maslach burnout inventory. 3rd edn. (1996), Consulting Psychologists Press, Palo Alto