Occupational safety training and education for needlestick injuries among nursing students in China: Intervention study

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 834-837

  Yao, Wan Xia ^a,c   Wu, Yi Lun ^b   Yang, Biao ^d   Zhang, Lu Ying ^e   Yao, Cong ^f   Huang, Cai Hui ^g   Qian, Yao Rong ^h  

^a THE FIRST AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF XI AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Xi'an Red Cross Hospital   (China)

^c Mzuzu Central Hospital   (Malawi)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^e Xi'an Mental Health Center   (China)

^f THE SECOND AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF XI AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^g ZHENGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^h GUANGZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Intervention; Needlestick injuries; Student nurses

Indexed keywords

CHINA; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; NEEDLESTICK INJURIES; NURSING STUDENT; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT;

CHINA; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; NEEDLESTICK INJURIES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; STUDENTS, NURSING;

EID: 84881026475     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: 15322793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2012.02.004     Document Type: Article

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