Needlestick Injuries among Nurses in a Tertiary Care Hospital: A Work Hazard or Lack of Awareness?

Authors

  • Archana Angrup Registrar, Department of Microbiology, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College, Kangra at Tanda, Himachal Pradesh
  • Thakur Kamlesh Dr. Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College, Kangra at Tanda, Himachal Pradesh
  • Jaryal Subhash Chand Dr. Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College, Kangra at Tanda, Himachal Pradesh
  • Sood Anuradha Dr. Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College, Kangra at Tanda, Himachal Pradesh
  • Chandel Lata Dr. Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College, Kangra at Tanda, Himachal Pradesh

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/ajms.v5i1.4971

Keywords:

Needlestick injury, nurses, Universal work precautions

Abstract

Objectives: The present study addresses this important issue of NSI and aims at determining their occurrence among the nursing staff in Dr Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College (RPGMC) and hospital, Kangra at Tanda (H.P).

Methods: A cross sectional study undertaken amongst the nursing staff of Dr RPGMC and hospital, Kangra at Tanda.

Results: Out of the 164 respondents, 35(21.3%) reported to having one or more NSIs in their career and the maximum of these were amongst the nurses whose work experience was less than five years (13.4%).

Conclusions: The results of this study confirm the importance of the need for an increased awareness of the risk of needlestick injury, the need to provide for the training and education of health-care workers

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/ajms.v5i1.4971

Asian Journal of Medical Science Vol.5(1) 2014 pp.58-62

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Author Biographies

Thakur Kamlesh, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College, Kangra at Tanda, Himachal Pradesh

Professor and Head, Department of Microbiology

Jaryal Subhash Chand, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College, Kangra at Tanda, Himachal Pradesh

Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology

Sood Anuradha, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College, Kangra at Tanda, Himachal Pradesh

Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology,

Chandel Lata, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College, Kangra at Tanda, Himachal Pradesh

Registrar, Department of Microbiology

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Published

2013-09-04

How to Cite

Angrup, A., Kamlesh, T., Chand, J. S., Anuradha, S., & Lata, C. (2013). Needlestick Injuries among Nurses in a Tertiary Care Hospital: A Work Hazard or Lack of Awareness?. Asian Journal of Medical Sciences, 5(1), 58–62. https://doi.org/10.3126/ajms.v5i1.4971

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 1 (2014)

Section

Original Articles

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