Needlestick injuries among nursing staff: Association with shift-level staffing

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 477-482

  Patrician, Patricia A ^a   Pryor, Erica ^a   Fridman, Moshe ^b   Loan, Lori ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b AMF Consulting   (United States)

^c MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

nursing care hours; occupational safety; Percutaneous injury; skill mix

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; NURSING STAFF; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL SHORTAGE; RISK FACTOR; SHIFT WORKER; WORKLOAD;

HUMANS; NEEDLESTICK INJURIES; NURSING STAFF; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 79960956472     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2010.10.017     Document Type: Article

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