The handling and disposal of sharps among nursing staff of an intensive care unit

Lapa, Alessandra da Terra; Dias, Pricilla Del Giudice; Spindola, Thelma; Silva, Jessica Mello da; Santos, Paula Raquel dos; Costa, Larissa Pereira

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%T The handling and disposal of sharps among nursing staff of an intensive care unit
%A Lapa, Alessandra da Terra
%A Dias, Pricilla Del Giudice
%A Spindola, Thelma
%A Silva, Jessica Mello da
%A Santos, Paula Raquel dos
%A Costa, Larissa Pereira
%J Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online
%N 2
%P 387-392
%V 9
%D 2017
%K Occupational health nursing; Intensive care units; Accidents occupational; Nursing
%@ 2175-5361
%> https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-53434-8
%X Objective: To identify the factors that expose ICU nursing staff to accidents by sharp tools during the handling
and disposal of these utensils. Method: Quantitative, descriptive and exploratory research, using the document
analysis technique. It was analyzed 39 accidents chips with four ICU nursing workers, between 2005 and 2010,
in a university hospital in the state of Rio de Janeiro. Results: The years of 2008 and 2009 had the highest
accident records. As for sectors, the General Intensive Care Unit had the highest (46%) percentage. Among
the professionals who crashed over, the nurses (49%) were highlighted and the needles were the material
(69.2%) more involved in accidents. Conclusion: Mainly the implementation of strategies to reduce exposure
for professional risks, especially measures to disposal and proper storage of sharp tools.
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