Background and Objectives: The hospital staff is always vulnerable to needle stick injury
(NSI). NSI potentially increases the risk of HCV, HBV, HIV, and other infections. This study …

Background: Nurses are exposed to blood-borne infections such as hepatitis B (HB),
hepatitis C (HC), and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) through needle-stick injuries …

The most important occupational hazardous at the health care centers are the needle sticks
injuries and contact with the blood born diseases. Operative room, ICU and emergency unit …

Background: Needle Stick Injuries (NSI) is one of the most significant hazard threatening the
well-being of nurses and other healthcare workers inside hospitals. The current situation of …

Background and aims: One of the most important and preventable hazard related to
Healthcare Workers (HCWs) are Needle Stick Injuries (NSI). Biologic outcomes of these …

Needle stick injuries (NSIs) are one of the most significant and preventable hazards in
relation to Healthcare workers (HCWs). Such injuries have been shown to be of high …

Background: Needle stick injuries are serious occupational hazards in the transmission of a
variety of bloodborne diseases, more than twenty pathogens can be transmitted through NSI …

Background The most hazardous conditions of threatening the nurses' health are the injuries
resulting from contaminated cutting equipment during the operations (1-4). According to the …

Background: Needlestick injuries pose a risk to Health Care Workers and patients with
whom they interact. These sharp injuries put nursing staff at high risk for occupational …

Background: Needle-Stick Injuries (NSIs) are among the hazards and problems that can
expose health workers to infections. Objectives: This study aimed to determine the rate of …