Long working hours increase the risk of sharp and needlestick injury in nurses: the need for new policy implication

Ilhan, MUSTAFA; Durukan, Elif; Aras, Evin; Turkcuoglu, Sertac; Aygun, Remzi

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2648.2006.04041.x

Long working hours increase the risk of sharp and needlestick injury in nurses: the need for new policy implication

Ilhan M. N., Durukan E., Aras E., Turkcuoglu S., Aygun R.

JOURNAL OF ADVANCED NURSING, cilt.56, sa.5, ss.563-568, 2006 (SCI-Expanded, SSCI, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 56 Sayı: 5
Basım Tarihi: 2006
Doi Numarası: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2006.04041.x
Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF ADVANCED NURSING
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.563-568
Anahtar Kelimeler: hospital, needlestick injury, nurse, questionnaires, sharp injury, shift work, HEALTH-CARE WORKERS
Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Aim. This paper reports a study to determine the sharp and needlestick injury incidence in nurses working at a university hospital and the contributing factors.