Perceived barriers to implementation of a successful sharps safety program.
IN RESPONSE TO INCREASING needle sticks and sharps injuries at a large, urban trauma center in the northeastern United States, a nurse educator assembled a focus group of OR staff members to determine what they perceived to be barriers to successful implementation of a sharps safety program. THE FOCUS GROUP IDENTIFIED inadequate communication, powerlessness, resistance to change, intimidation, inconsistencies in practice, negative attitudes, inexperienced staff members, and time constraints as barriers to a successful change implementation. USING THIS INFORMATION, the nurse educator identified strategies to implement a practice change to decrease the rate of needle sticks and sharps injuries.
Hagstrom
Andrea M
AM
Hartford Hospital, Conn, USA.
D017144:Focus Groups; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D016602:Needlestick Injuries / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009511:New England; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013527:Perioperative Nursing; D017751:Safety Management