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KMID : 0922320170240030275
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Journal of Korean Academic Society of Home Care Nursing
2017 Volume.24 No. 3 p.275 ~ p.283
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Characteristics and Knowledge of Needlestick Injuries and Compliance with Standard Precautions in Healthcare Workers
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Yu Ji-Won
Yang Nam-Young
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Abstract
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Purpose: This study was conducted to examine the characteristics and knowledge of needlestick injuries, and compliance with standard precautions, in healthcare workers.
Method: The participants were 185 healthcare workers working at university hospitals. Data were collected in May 2016 and analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, and Pearson correlation coefficients using SPSS 18.0 program.
Results: It was found that 45.4% of the subjects had experienced needlestick injuries. The most common rate of getting injured was 1 or 2 times, and the most common reason for the occurrence of needlestick injuires was carelessness(66.6%). The mean scores for knowledge of needlestick injuries and compliance with standard precautions were above average. Significant correlations were found between knowledge of needlestick injuries and compliance with standard precautions in health workers, and Characteristics were related to the significant differences seen in both.
Conclusion: These findings indicate that standard precautions and guidelines for the use of sharp instruments should be emphasized in order to prevent needlestick injuries in healthcare workers.
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KEYWORD
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Knowledge, Needlestick Injuries, Compliance, Standard Precaution
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