| Document ID (ISN) | 100578 |
| CIS number |
02-1940 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0090-0036 - American Journal of Public Health |
| Year |
2002 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Clarke S.P., Sloane D.M., Aiken L.H. |
| Title |
Effects of hospital staffing and organizational climate on needlestick injuries to nurses |
| Bibliographic information |
July 2002, Vol.92, No.7. p.1115-1119. 18 ref. |
| Abstract |
This study determined the effects of staffing and organization on the likelihood of needlestick injuries in hospital nurses. Staffing levels and survey data about working climate and risk factors for needlestick injuries were collected in 40 units in 20 hospitals. It was found that units with low staffing and poor organizational climates were generally twice as likely as well-staffed and better-organized units to report risk factors, needlestick injuries and near misses. Remedying problems with understaffing, inadequate administrative support and poor working climate could reduce needlestick injuries. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
psychology of work organization; needle-stick injuries; risk factors; health care personnel; hospitals |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
subjective assessment; work organization; questionnaire survey; immunodeficiency syndrome; human factors |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | USA |
| Subject(s) |
Commerce, services, offices
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Biological hazards
Industries and occupations
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Health care services
Psychology of work organization
Psychological factors
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