Investigation and analysis of psychological state after needle stick injury among nurses / 中国实用护理杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To explore the psychological state after needle stick injury among nurses.Methods A questionnaire survey was conducted among 256 nurses to understand their psychological state after needle stick injury, and the results underwent analysis.Results 220 nurses suffered needle stick injury among 256 nurses.79% nurses recognized that the serious result after needle stick injury was various blood-borne diseases.91% nuuses felt feared after needle stick injury.70% nurses felt inevitable to suffer needle stick injury. 10% and 11% nurses showed avoidance and turnover idea. Conclusions The majority of nurses show negative and fearful mental status after needle stick injury, but they think it is inevitable and give no sufficient attention to it, besides, the minority of nurses show less recognition to needle stick injury.