Implementation and evaluation of interventions for home care aides on blood and body fluid exposure in large-group settings

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Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 235-250

  Amuwo, Shakirudeen Adeniyi ^a   Sokas, Rosemary K ^c   Nickels, Leslie ^a   Zanoni, Joseph ^a   Lipscomb, Jane ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Blood; Home care; Interventions; Training

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY FLUID; EDUCATION; EVALUATION; GROUP PROCESS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; METHODOLOGY; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUESTIONNAIRE; TEACHING; UNITED STATES;

BLOOD; BODY FLUIDS; CHICAGO; GROUP PROCESSES; HOME HEALTH AIDES; HUMANS; NEEDLESTICK INJURIES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; TEACHING; UNIVERSAL PRECAUTIONS;

EID: 84856488132     PISSN: 10482911     EISSN: 15413772     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/NS.21.2.g     Document Type: Article

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