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

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• Personal Author:
  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:
  • Nurses
  • Nursing
  • Hazardous drugs
  • Occupational exposure
  • Medical personnel
  • Health care workers
  • Safety practices
• ISSN:
  1930-5583
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Lay Publication
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; Michigan ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  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
• Performing Organization:
  University of Michigan
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20140701
• Source Full Name:
  American Nurse Today
• End Date:
  20180831
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/226292/cdc_226292_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.25 MB]
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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