Abstract Needle Stick Injuries (NSI) are wounds penetrated to the skin by needles which can
lead to infectious diseases such as Hepatitis B, C, and Human Immunodeficiency virus …

Background: Needle stick injury (NSI) became a major issue and most of the research
focuses on Nurses, Doctors and other health care workers, but at the same time nursing …

Background: Needle Stick Injuries (NSIs) are defined as accidental skin penetrating injuries
caused by needles. It is the single greatest occupational hazard to a medical personnel. In …

Background: Needle prick injuries are an important problem among health care workers
during the patient handling. The objective of this study was to assess knowledge, attitude …

Aim: To assess the knowledge attitude and practice among nursing students on needle stick
injury. Methods: This Cross-sectional study was conducted in Nursing School, Sheikh Zayed …

Health care professionals are exposed to variety of dangers like infections, cuts and needle
stick injuries, exposure to anesthetic gases, radiations, dermatitis causing substances …

Objective: The objectives were to determine the Knowledge, Attitude, Practices regarding
needle stick injuries (NSI) and frequency of Hepatitis B & C among nursing students at two …

BACKGROUND: Accidental needle stick injuries (NSI) are an occupational hazard for health
care workers which prone them to transmission of various blood borne infections. The aimof …

Introduction: A needle stick injury (NSI) is defined as an accidental skin-penetrating stab
wound from a hollow-bore needle (or any sharp) containing another person's blood or body …

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the frequency of needle stick injuries (NSI) among health care
workers (nurses, student nurses and paramedical staff) in public hospitals of Karachi …