Dangers of used sharps in household trash: Implications for home care

Home Healthcare Nurse

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 602-607

  Gold, Kathleen ^a,c   Schumann, Jenny ^b  

^a Diabetes Research Wellness Foundation   (United States)

^b Coalition for Safe Community Needle Disposal ^*  (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; CONSUMER; COOPERATION; FAMILY SIZE; GOVERNMENT; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; METHODOLOGY; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; NURSE ATTITUDE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; SAFETY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; WASTE DISPOSAL;

COMMUNICATION; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MEDICAL WASTE DISPOSAL; NEEDLESTICK INJURIES; NURSE'S ROLE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY;

EID: 37349085273     PISSN: 0884741X     EISSN: 15390713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NHH.0000296119.71814.f7     Document Type: Review

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