The handling and disposal of sharps among nursing staff of an intensive care unit

Journal article | Zeitschriftenartikel

Objective: To identify the factors that expose ICU nursing staff to accidents by sharp tools during the handling and disposal of these utensils. Method: Quantitative, descriptive and exploratory research, using the document analysis technique. It was analyzed 39 accidents chips with four ICU nursing workers, between 2005 and 2010, in a university hospital in the state of Rio de Janeiro. Results: The years of 2008 and 2009 had the highest accident records. As for sectors, the General Intensive Care Unit had the highest (46%) percentage. Among the professionals who crashed over, the nurses (49%) were highlighted and the needles were the material (69.2%) more involved in accidents. Conclusion: Mainly the implementation of strategies to reduce exposure for professional risks, especially measures to disposal and proper storage of sharp tools.

Object Details

• Alternative title: Manuseio e descarte de perfurocortantes por profissionais de enfermagem de unidade de terapia intensiva ; La manipulación y eliminación de objetos punzantes entre el personal de enfermería de la unidad de cuidados intensivos
• ISSN: 2175-5361
• Extent: Seite(n): 387-392
• Language: Englisch
• Notes: Status: Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online, 9(2)

Classification and Topics

• Subject: Soziologie, Anthropologie ; Sozialwissenschaften, Soziologie ; Medizinsoziologie ; Gesundheitspolitik

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Lapa, Alessandra da Terra ; Dias, Pricilla Del Giudice ; Spindola, Thelma ; Silva, Jessica Mello da ; Santos, Paula Raquel dos ; Costa, Larissa Pereira
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (when): 2017

Further information

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.9789/2175-5361.2017.v9i2.387-392
• URN: urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-53434-8
• Rights: GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften. Bibliothek Köln
• Last update: 21.06.2024, 4:27 PM CEST