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Bloodborne Pathogen Exposure and Risk Factors in Non-Hospital Based Healthcare Workers.

PB2005102841

Publication Date	2004
Personal Author	Barrera, M.; Vlahov, D.
Page Count	68
Abstract	The purpose of this three-year epidemiological study of registered nurses (RNs) employed in a wide range of non-hospital health care settings was fivefold: first, to determine the rate of blood/body fluid exposure incidents; second, to characterize and assess exposure incident risk factors; third; to compare risk factors, rates of injury (using a measure of person time as the denominator), and availability/use of safety devices between a sub-set of non-hospital and hospital based RNs with similar responsibilities; fourth, to identify barriers to the adoption of safe work practices (i.e., Standard Precautions (SP)); and fifth, to identify opportunities to reduce the risk of exposure incidents in non-hospital-based RNs. This study was especially important for two reasons: (1) risk assessment data on blood/body fluid exposure for non-hospital based health care worker (HCW) subgroups are generally extremely sparse, including non-hospital-based RNs, even though non-hospital based HCWs represent approximately 50% of all HCWs in the U.S. and (2) information on the prevalence of effective primary and secondary prevention strategies employed in non-hospital settings is equally sparse.
Keywords	Blood-borne pathogens Occupational exposure Health personnel Risk factors Patient-professional disease transmission Hepatitis viruses HIV infections Public health Guidelines Safety devices Epidemiology Prevention
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Corporate Authors	Barnard Coll., New York.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200513

Bloodborne Pathogen Exposure and Risk Factors in Non-Hospital Based Healthcare Workers.

Bloodborne Pathogen Exposure and Risk Factors in Non-Hospital Based Healthcare Workers.
PB2005102841

Publication Date	2004
Personal Author	Barrera, M.; Vlahov, D.
Page Count	68
Abstract	The purpose of this three-year epidemiological study of registered nurses (RNs) employed in a wide range of non-hospital health care settings was fivefold: first, to determine the rate of blood/body fluid exposure incidents; second, to characterize and assess exposure incident risk factors; third; to compare risk factors, rates of injury (using a measure of person time as the denominator), and availability/use of safety devices between a sub-set of non-hospital and hospital based RNs with similar responsibilities; fourth, to identify barriers to the adoption of safe work practices (i.e., Standard Precautions (SP)); and fifth, to identify opportunities to reduce the risk of exposure incidents in non-hospital-based RNs. This study was especially important for two reasons: (1) risk assessment data on blood/body fluid exposure for non-hospital based health care worker (HCW) subgroups are generally extremely sparse, including non-hospital-based RNs, even though non-hospital based HCWs represent approximately 50% of all HCWs in the U.S. and (2) information on the prevalence of effective primary and secondary prevention strategies employed in non-hospital settings is equally sparse.
Keywords	Blood-borne pathogens Occupational exposure Health personnel Risk factors Patient-professional disease transmission Hepatitis viruses HIV infections Public health Guidelines Safety devices Epidemiology Prevention
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Corporate Authors	Barnard Coll., New York.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200513