Needle-stick injury: A novel intervention to reduce the occupational health and safety risk in the haemodialysis setting

Journal of Renal Care

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 120-126

  Chow, Josephine ^a,c   Rayment, Glenda ^b   Wong, Jeff ^b   Jefferys, Andrew ^b   Suranyi, Michael ^b  

^a Area Cardiovascular Stream   (Australia)

^b LIVERPOOL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c Liverpool Health Service   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anaemia; Education; Erythropoiesis stimulating agents; Haemodialysis

Indexed keywords

RECOMBINANT ERYTHROPOIETIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; EDUCATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; METHODOLOGY; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; NURSING; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PILOT STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; ERYTHROPOIETIN, RECOMBINANT; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; NEEDLESTICK INJURIES; NEW SOUTH WALES; NURSING AUDIT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RENAL DIALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 69949166682     PISSN: 17556678     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-6686.2009.00093.x     Document Type: Article

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