Handle with Care: The Known and Unknown Risks to Nurses Who Handle Hazardous Drugs

Friese CR; McCullagh MC; Sutcliffe K

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Handle with Care: The Known and Unknown Risks to Nurses Who Handle Hazardous Drugs

2016/04/01
By Friese CR ; McCullagh MC ; Sutcliffe K ; ...

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Friese CR ; McCullagh MC ; Sutcliffe K ; Friese CR ; McCullagh MC ; Sutcliffe K
Description:

How often do you handle potentially hazardous drugs? What precautions do you take to protect yourself from exposure? After 4 years of study, our team concludes that nurses handle hazardous drugs more frequently than they think, the exposure potential is high, and nurses inaccurately perceive that their personal health risk is low. In this article, we summarize our knowledge to date, the unanswered questions, and recommendations to protect nurses in the future. [Description provided by NIOSH]
Subjects:

Hazardous Substances Health Personnel Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety
Keywords:

Hazardous Drugs Health Care Workers Medical Personnel Nurses Nursing Occupational Exposure Safety Practices
ISSN:

1930-5583
Document Type:

Text
Funding:

Grant
Genre:

Lay Publication ; Lay Publication
Place as Subject:

Maryland ; Michigan ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5
CIO:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Topic:

Workplace Safety & Health ; Workplace Safety & Health
Location:

North America ; North America
NIOSHTIC Number:

nn:20063186
Citation:

Am Nurse Today 2016 Apr; :21, 24
Federal Fiscal Year:

2016
NORA Priority Area:

Healthcare and Social Assistance ; Healthcare and Social Assistance
Performing Organization:

University of Michigan
Peer Reviewed:

True
Start Date:

20140701
Source Full Name:

American Nurse Today
End Date:

20180831
Collection(s):

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Main Document Checksum:

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https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/226292/cdc_226292_DS1.pdf
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