Blood exposure risk during peripheral I.V. catheter insertion and removal

Nursing

Volumn 41, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 45-49

  Jagger, Janine ^a   Perry, Jane ^b   Parker, Ginger ^b   Phillips, Elayne Kornblatt ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b IHWSC/UVA ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; DEVICE REMOVAL; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; NURSING; NURSING STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

CATHETERIZATION, PERIPHERAL; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; DEVICE REMOVAL; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDLESTICK INJURIES; NURSING STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 83055165710     PISSN: 03604039     EISSN: 15388689     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NURSE.0000407678.81635.62     Document Type: Review

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