Occupational Exposure to Sharp Instrument Injuries Among Registered Nurses in Public and Private Hospitals of Lahore Pakistan
Exposure to Sharp Instrument Injuries Among Nurses
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https://doi.org/10.54393/nrs.v1i02.13Keywords:
Occupational Exposure, Injuries, Sharp Instrument, NursesAbstract
The purpose of this literature review and analysis report is to expose occupational exposure to sharp instrument injuries among registered nurses in public and private hospitals of Lahore Pakistan and associated factors related to sharp instrument injuries among nurses in public and private hospitals of Lahore Pakistan. Nurses are exposed to various risk factors and risky Behaviour that may seriously affect their health and ability to work. Despite recent technological advances such as safety-engineered devices (SEDs), these injuries continue to occur in healthcare facilities worldwide. The searches were restricted to papers published from 2015 to the present, those written in English, and those using the keywords exposure, hospital, doctor, nurse, and sharp injuries or needle stick injuries.
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