Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
4th World Conference on Educational Sciences (WCES), Barcelona, İspanya, 2 - 05 Şubat 2012, cilt.46, ss.3798-3801
Needlestick and sharp injuries are important problems for nursing students as they increase the risk of spread of infection. The aims of this study were to investigate the prevalence of needlestick and sharps injuries (NSI) of work-related in Turkish nursing students, A questionnaire-based methodology adapted from other international investigations was conducted among 285 nursing students in Turkey in 2007, and analysed needlestick and sharps events as a percentage of all students and as a proportion of all cases. A total of 33.0% students reported a NSI. By causative item, 43.6% of students had been injured by a glass item, 39.4% by a normal injector syringe needle. Regarding prior usage, 79.5% of all injuring items were unused, 17.8% had been used on a patient. The NSI occurred in the medical clinic (33%). This study has shown that NSI occur among Turkish nursing students at reasonably high rates when compared internationally. We recommend that student nurses require targeted education for injection practices, and information about the existence of formalized reporting mechanisms. (C) Published by Elsevier Ltd. Selection and/or peer review under responsibility of Prof. Dr. Huseyin Uzunboylu