Behavior, perception and compliance related to adoption of safety measures in response to needle stick injuries among nursing personnel at a tertiary care institute of North India
Background: Needle stick injuries (NSIs) caused by sharp instruments such as hypodermic needles, blood collection needles; intravenous (IV) cannula or needles used to connect parts of IV delivery system are common in clinical practice. A potential risk of transmission of various fatal diseases such...
Main Authors: | Davinder Kaur, Surinder Jaspal, Sukhminder Jit Singh Bajwa |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2014-01-01
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Series: | Journal of the Scientific Society |
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Online Access: | http://www.jscisociety.com/article.asp?issn=0974-5009;year=2014;volume=41;issue=1;spage=32;epage=37;aulast=Kaur |
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