The effectiveness of a training program on reducing needlestick injuries/sharp object injuries among soon graduate vocational nursing school students in southern Taiwan.
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.
Yang
Ya-Hui
YH
Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Kaohsiung Medical University, Taiwan.
Liou
Saou-Hsing
SH
Chen
Chiou-Jong
CJ
Yang
Chun-Yuh
CY
Wang
Chao-Ling
CL
Chen
Chiu-Ying
CY
Wu
Trong-Neng
TN
D000062:Accidents, Occupational / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000293:Adolescent; D017848:Blood-Borne Pathogens; D002983:Clinical Competence; D004506:Education, Nursing / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D004521:Educational Measurement; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007397:Internship, Nonmedical; D016602:Needlestick Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009738:Nursing Service, Hospital; D015397:Program Evaluation; D013338:Students, Nursing; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013624:Taiwan; D014829:Vocational Education / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards