Schaffer S
School of Nursing, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia, USA.
J Nurs Educ. 1997 Nov;36(9):416-20. doi: 10.3928/0148-4834-19971101-05.
This descriptive study used a self-selected sample of 580 newly licensed Virginia registered nurses to examine risk factors for percutaneous (needlestick) and mucocutaneous (splash) exposure incidents to blood or body fluids that occurred while they were nursing students. Fifty-one exposure incidents were reported by 42 respondents (7% of total). Twenty of 31 percutaneous exposure incidents were potentially preventable through the use of safety-engineered devices. Similarly, 4 of 10 mucocutaneous incidents occurring during routine procedures were potentially preventable through the use of personal protective equipment. Limited use of safety-engineered devices and personal protective equipment in the occurrence of nursing student exposure incidents suggests that active steps by schools of nursing to ensure student access to and use of personal protective equipment and safety-engineered devices may minimize exposure incident risk for students.
这项描述性研究使用了580名新获得执照的弗吉尼亚注册护士的自我选择样本，以检查她们在护理学生期间发生的经皮（针刺）和黏膜（飞溅）接触血液或体液暴露事件的风险因素。42名受访者报告了51起暴露事件（占总数的7%）。在31起经皮暴露事件中，有20起通过使用安全工程设备有可能预防。同样，在常规操作过程中发生的10起黏膜暴露事件中有4起通过使用个人防护设备有可能预防。护理学生暴露事件发生时安全工程设备和个人防护设备的使用有限，这表明护理学校积极采取措施确保学生能够获得并使用个人防护设备和安全工程设备，可能会将学生暴露事件的风险降至最低。
