Knowledge and experiences of needle prick injuries (NPI) among nursing students at a university in Gauteng, South Africa

South African Family Practice

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2008, Pages

  Zungu, Lindiwe I ^a   Sengane, M L ^a   Setswe, K G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO   (South Africa)

^b HUMAN SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL HYGIENE; HUMAN; INJECTION; MALE; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; NURSING KNOWLEDGE; NURSING STUDENT; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SHARPS DISPOSAL; SOUTH AFRICA; STUDENT ATTITUDE; SUTURE;

EID: 60249101302     PISSN: 20786190     EISSN: 20786204     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/20786204.2008.10873762     Document Type: Article

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