BIOSAFETY AND OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENTS WITH SHARP OBJECTS AMONG NURSING PROFESSIONALS AT A UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL IN FORTALEZA–CEARÁ/BRAZIL

Authors

  • Débora Conceição Rodrigues Paulino
  • Marcos Venícios Oliveira Lopes
  • Isaura Letícia Tavares Palmeira Rolim

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v13i4.13109

Keywords:

Acidentes de trabalho, Exposição a agentes biológicos, Atividade de cuidado em saúde=pt, Occupational accidents, Exposure to biological agents, Health care activity=en, Accidentes de trabajo, Exposición a agentes biológicos, Atención de la salud=es

Abstract

Documental- exploratory research carried out at a public hospital in Fortaleza, Ceará State/ Brazil. Objectives:

to feature occupational accidents occurred among nursing professionals; to analyze the frequency of these occupational

accidents with sharp objects among the nursing team reported in the Accident Notification Card and to identify the

contributing factors for their occurrence among nursing professionals. It was used the information reported in the Notification

Card.. Most accidents (54.8%) occurred among nursing aides. They mostly occurred in patients’ rooms, followed by the

Surgical Center. Needles recapping was responsible for 27.5% of the reported accidents. Wounds varied from superficial

to moderate with frequency of 48.6% each one. Occupational accidents are serious circumstances exposing professionals

to infection risk, possibly influenced by the way this material is restrictedly distributed to the nursing team as well as

professionals’ work overload. It is necessary to implement measures aiming at safer working conditions and investigate

what leads these professionals to suffer occupational accidents, thus planning a change in their behavior as well as better

working conditions.

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Published

2008-12-17

How to Cite

Paulino, D. C. R., Lopes, M. V. O., & Rolim, I. L. T. P. (2008). BIOSAFETY AND OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENTS WITH SHARP OBJECTS AMONG NURSING PROFESSIONALS AT A UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL IN FORTALEZA–CEARÁ/BRAZIL. Cogitare Enfermagem, 13(4). https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v13i4.13109

Issue

Vol. 13 No. 4 (2008)

Section

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

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