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Risks of accidents with needlestick materials at the urgency sector of a public hospital

Objective: To investigate the risk factors related to accidents with needlestick materials present in the work of the nursing technicians of the urgency sector of a public hospital. Method: Descriptive study, with qualitative approach, conducted with 14 professionals. The data were collected through semi-structured interviews, from July to September 2010, and analyzed by the categorical thematic analysis. Results: The categories that emerged from the interviews were: Situations of urgency and emergency, adherence to the Personal Protective Equipment, carelessness and improper storage of needlestick materials. Conclusion: It was observed that the working conditions in the sector need to be urgently reviewed in order to provide a suitable environment for the development of nursing procedures with reduced risk for accidents.

Risks of accidents with needlestick materials at the urgency sector of a public hospital

Urheber*in: Silva, Francisca Francineide Andrade da; Farias, Hercilla Nara Confessor Ferreira de; Costa, Romanniny Hévillyn Silva; Souza, Nilba Lima de; Bittencourt Leite de Carvalho, Jovanka; Silva, Richardson Augusto Rosendo da

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Alternative title
Riscos de acidentes com materiais perfurocortantes no setor de urgência de um hospital público
Riesgos de lesiones con materiales cortopunzantes en el sector de urgencia de un hospital público
ISSN
2175-5361
Extent
Seite(n): 5074-5079
Language
Englisch
Notes
Status: Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)

Bibliographic citation
Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online, 8(4)

Subject
Sozialwissenschaften, Soziologie
Soziologie, Anthropologie
Medizinsoziologie
Arbeitswelt
medizinische Versorgung
Unfall
Arbeitsbedingungen
Risiko
Krankenhaus

Event
Geistige Schöpfung
(who)
Silva, Francisca Francineide Andrade da
Farias, Hercilla Nara Confessor Ferreira de
Costa, Romanniny Hévillyn Silva
Souza, Nilba Lima de
Bittencourt Leite de Carvalho, Jovanka
Silva, Richardson Augusto Rosendo da
Event
Veröffentlichung
(when)
2016

DOI
URN
urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-53667-8
Rights
GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften. Bibliothek Köln
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  • Zeitschriftenartikel

Associated

  • Silva, Francisca Francineide Andrade da
  • Farias, Hercilla Nara Confessor Ferreira de
  • Costa, Romanniny Hévillyn Silva
  • Souza, Nilba Lima de
  • Bittencourt Leite de Carvalho, Jovanka
  • Silva, Richardson Augusto Rosendo da

Time of origin

  • 2016

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