title: Needlestick injuries among nursing students in China.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe and characterize the rates and the nature of needlestick injuries among nursing students in China.
  
  
  METHODS
  A questionnaire was delivered to 248 randomly selected nursing students from seven training hospitals to obtain information relevant occupational needlestick injuries.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 1144 incidents of needlestick injuries were reported among the 246 nurses during the time period of internship. The overall rate of needlestick injuries among these nurses was 100%, according to this survey. Insufficient awareness of occupational safety and limited work experience with handling needlestick injuries in these nurse students were significantly reported. In addition, when stratified by departments, the highest rate of needlestick injuries was seen in the surgery department. The occurrence of needlestick injuries is significantly related to clinical practice behaviors.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Needlestick injuries are commonly reported in nursing students in China. Enhanced awareness of occupational safety in nursing students is expected to reduce the risk of needlestick injuries.
authors.affiliation: The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, 710061 Shaanxi Province, China. yaowanxia@163.com
authors.forename: Wan-Xia
authors.initials: WX
authors.lastname: Yao
authors.forename: Biao
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Cong
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Yao
authors.forename: Pei-Song
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Bai
authors.forename: Yao-Rong
authors.initials: YR
authors.lastname: Qian
authors.forename: Cai-Hui
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Miao
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D016602:Needlestick Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016272:Occupational Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012307:Risk Factors; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult