The Effectiveness of a Training Program on Reducing Needlestick Injuries/Sharp Object Injuries among Soon Graduate Vocational Nursing School Students in Southern Taiwan

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Title:	The Effectiveness of a Training Program on Reducing Needlestick Injuries/Sharp Object Injuries among Soon Graduate Vocational Nursing School Students in Southern Taiwan
Authors:	(Ya-Hui Yang);(Saou-Hsing Liou);(Chiou-Jong Chen);(Chun-Yuh Yang);(Chao-Ling Wang);陳秋瑩;吳聰能(Trong-Neng Wu)*
Contributors:	公共衛生學院環境醫學研究所;中國附醫院長室
Keywords:	Needlestick Injuries/Sharp Injuries;Training Program;Nursing Students
Date:	2007-01
Issue Date:	2009-08-25 14:31:06 (UTC+8)
Abstract:	Needlestick/sharp injuries (NSIs/SIs) are a serious threat to medical/nursing students in hospital internships. Education for preventing NSIs/SIs is important for healthcare workers but is rarely conducted and evaluated among vocational school nursing students. We conducted an educational intervention for such students after their internship rotations before graduation. This program consisted of a lecture to the students after the internship training and a self-study brochure for them to study before their graduation. This study used the pre-test questionnaires completed by all students and the post-test questionnaires completed by 107 graduates after work experience as licensed nurses to assess the effectiveness of the intervention. After educational intervention, the incidence of NSIs/SIs decreased significantly from 50.5% pre-test to 25.2% post-test, and the report rate increased from 37.0% to 55.6%, respectively. In conclusion, this intervention significantly reduced the incidence of NSIs/SIs and increased the report rate of such events.
Relation:	JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH 49(5)424 ~429
Appears in Collections:	[Graduate Institute of Environmental Medicine] Journal articles

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