The perceptions of occupational nurses regarding needle stick injuries for health care workers in the eThekwini district health facility

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dc.contributor.advisorAugustyn, J. C. D.en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorGamede, Primrose Sikhonaen_ZA
dc.contributor.otherStellenbosch University. Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences. Dept. of Industrial Psychology. Africa Centre for HIV/AIDS Management.
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-02T12:24:00Zen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-30T10:23:40Z
dc.date.available2012-03-02T12:24:00Zen_ZA
dc.date.available2012-03-30T10:23:40Z
dc.date.issued2012-03en_ZA
dc.descriptionThesis (MPhil)--Stellenbosch University, 2012.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractENGLISH ABSTRACT: The numbers of Health care workers that sustain needle stick injuries in the eThekwini District are increasing. The study was conducted to determine the perceptions of Occupational Health Nurses regarding needle stick injuries for health care workers in the eThekwini District Public Health Facilities. The result indicated that the Professional Nurses of the eThekwini District Public Health Facilities are more exposed to needle stick injuries than other categories due to high workload. It also revealed that health care workers undergo lot of psychological trauma following needle stick injuries and there is an adequate space to implement the Occupational Health Program in Public Health Facilities. Recommendations are made for the better treat nurses that suffer needle stick injuries.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractAFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die aantal verpleegsters wat hulleself met naalde raaksteek en sodoende die risiko loop om geïnfekteer te word met die MIV-virus is besig om toe te neem in die eThekwini distrik. Die doel van hierdie studie was om die persepsie van verpleegsters in die eThekwinin distrik teenoor die risiko van naaldsteke te bepaal. ‘n Spesiale vraelys is ontwikkel en onderhoude is met ‘n groot groep gesondheidswerkers gevoer. Die resultate van die ondersoek toon aan dat die gesondheidswerkers ( en meer spesifiek die professionele verpleegsters) in die eThekwini distrik toenemend meer blootgestel word aan naaldsteke, hoofsaaklik as gevolg van die baie groot druk waaraan gesondheidswerkers blootgestel word. Gesondheidswerkers ondervind hoë vlakke van trauma en stres indien hulle hierdie tipe beserings opdoen. Daar is egter ook bevind dat daar voldoende voorsiening gemaak is vir hierdie tipe beserings binne die distrik. Aanbevelings word nogtans gemaak oor wyses waarop nog beter aandag aan hierdie tipe besering by professionele vepleegster gegee kan word.af_ZA
dc.format.extent16 p.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/19910
dc.language.isoen_ZAen_ZA
dc.publisherStellenbosch : Stellenbosch Universityen_ZA
dc.rights.holderStellenbosch University
dc.subjectAIDS (Disease) -- South Africa -- Durbanen_ZA
dc.subjectNursing -- Safety measures -- South Africa -- Durbanen_ZA
dc.subjectNeedle stick injuries -- South Africa -- Durbanen_ZA
dc.subjectHIV/AIDS perceptionen_ZA
dc.subjectDissertations -- Industrial psychologyen_ZA
dc.subjectTheses -- Industrial psychologyen_ZA
dc.subjectAssignments -- Industrial psychologyen_ZA
dc.subjectDissertations -- HIV/AIDS managementen_ZA
dc.subjectTheses -- HIV/AIDS managementen_ZA
dc.subjectAssignments -- HIV/AIDS managementen_ZA
dc.subject.otherAfrica Centre for HIV/AIDS Managementen_ZA
dc.titleThe perceptions of occupational nurses regarding needle stick injuries for health care workers in the eThekwini district health facilityen_ZA
dc.typeThesis
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