Sharp objects injury occurrence and management: Knowledge and practices of student nurses in South Africa
View File(s)
- Author(s)
- Details
-
Regis Rugira Marie Modeste, PhD, MN, BN, RN, RM, NE; Ramadan Khalifa Amer, BN; Margot Pretorius, MTech, BTech, NE, RN, RM, OHN, NA, CHN -- Department of Nursing Science, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Bellville, South Africa
- Sigma Affiliation
- Non-member
- Contributor Affiliation(s)
- Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Bellville, South Africa
The session will present nursing students' knowledge and practices related to occurrence, prevention and management of sharp object injuries (SOIs) during clinical practices. 25% of the respondents reported having sustained at least one SOI. Low reporting rates of SOI incidents, knowledge and practice gaps will be highlighted. Recommendations are included.
30th International Nursing Research Congress: Theory-to-Practice: Catalyzing Collaborations to Connect Globally. Held 25-29 July 2019 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Items submitted to a conference/event were evaluated/peer-reviewed at the time of abstract submission to the event. No other peer-review was provided prior to submission to the Henderson Repository, unless otherwise noted.
| Type | Presentation |
| Acquisition | Proxy-submission |
| Review Type | Abstract Review Only: Reviewed by Event Host |
| Format | Text-based Document |
| Evidence Level | N/A |
| Research Approach | N/A |
| Keywords | Nursing; Sharp Object Injury; Student |
| Name | 30th International Nursing Research Congress |
| Host | Sigma Theta Tau International |
| Location | Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| Date | 2019 |
All rights reserved by the author(s) and/or publisher(s) listed in this item record unless relinquished in whole or part by a rights notation or a Creative Commons License present in this item record.
All permission requests should be directed accordingly and not to the Sigma Repository.
All submitting authors or publishers have affirmed that when using material in their work where they do not own copyright, they have obtained permission of the copyright holder prior to submission and the rights holder has been acknowledged as necessary.
Related items
Showing items related by title, author, creator and subjects.
-
Strengthening the preparation of student nurses to participate in the provision of nurse initiated and monitored antiretroviral in South Africa
(2016-03-21)Session presented on Monday, November 9, 2015: Background: As the worldwide fight against Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) continues, incidence and mortality rates are being reduced, with an increase in the number of ... -
HIV care provision: Final year nursing students' readiness at a Western Cape University, South Africa
This presentation will highlight the readiness of final year nursing students for the provision of HIV care at a university in the Western Cape. The role of nurses in the fight against the HIV epidemic is undisputed, hence ... -
Fundamental requirements for integration of HIV/AIDS competencies into pre-service nursing program in South Africa
(2017-10-02)Fighting the HIV epidemic includes equipping nurses in their training. This involves ensuring integration of HIV and AIDS related competencies into the curriculum. The implementation of such integration relies of a number ... -
Developing interdisciplinary approach competency related to HIV and AIDS in preparing South African nurses
(2016-07-13)Session presented on Thursday, July 21, 2016: Purpose: Worldwide, the health care delivery is provided by various health care professionals, and more so for the care of HIV and AIDS. The health priorities as stated by the ... -
Validation of newly developed Quality Maternaly Service Management (QMSM) Model for primary health care facilities
(2016-07-13)Session presented on Thursday, July 21, 2016: Purpose: Developing countries, including Nigeria, have the highest burden of Maternal and neonatal deaths resulting from complications related to pregnancy and childbirth. The ...
