Long working hours increase the risk of sharp and needlestick injury in nurses: The need for new policy implication

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 563-568

  Ilhan, Mustafa N ^a,b   Durukan, Elif ^b   Aras, Evin ^b   Türkçüoǧlu, Sertaç ^b   Aygün, Remzi ^b  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Hospital; Needlestick injury; Nurse; Questionnaires; Sharp injury; Shift work

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; NURSING STAFF; POLICY; QUESTIONNAIRE; TIME; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; WORK SCHEDULE;

ADULT; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDLESTICK INJURIES; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PUBLIC POLICY; QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS; TURKEY; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE;

EID: 33750589400     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2006.04041.x     Document Type: Article

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