Sharps Injuries and Bloodborne Pathogen Exposures in Home Health Care

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• Personal Author:
  Chalupka SM ; Galligan C ; Markkanen, Pia ; Quinn M
• Description:
  Home health care is one of the fastest growing industries in the United States. Approximately 20,000 provider agencies deliver home health care services to 7.6 million individuals with acute illness, long-term health conditions, permanent disability, or terminal illness. The home health care setting poses many challenges that likely increase the risk of sharps injuries. Home health nurses face unique challenges in preventing and reporting sharps injuries in the home. This article examines the nature of and risk factors for sharps injuries in the home health care setting, the scope of the problem, the legislative and regulatory framework relevant to sharps injuries, and the role of occupational health nurses in promoting a culture of safety to prevent sharps injuries and bloodborne pathogen exposures. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Hazardous Substances Health Personnel Needlestick Injuries Occupational Health Safety Surveys And Questionnaires Workplace
• Keywords:
  Health-care-personnel Health-hazards Health-protection Health-surveys Needlestick-injuries Occupational-health Sanitation Work-analysis Work-environment Work-performance
• ISSN:
  0891-0162
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Massachusetts ; OSHA Region 1
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  15-29
• Volume:
  56
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20033454
• Citation:
  AAOHN J 2008 Jan; 56(1):15-29
• Contact Point Address:
  Department of Nursing, School of Health and Environment, University of Massachusetts Lowell
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2008
• NORA Priority Area:
  Healthcare and Social Assistance
• Performing Organization:
  University of Massachusetts - Lowell
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20040901
• Source Full Name:
  AAOHN Journal - American Association of Occupational Health Nurses Journal
• End Date:
  20230831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:23e8fe3ddf8243852004cfbdaab6ab889ae4cc62b7a913d8074acff37f11421ea1b84a978c622328cc226f0aaf1ffeb7ac2845aabb815cbb6b36413bee4958d6
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/189028/cdc_189028_DS1.pdf
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