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Knowledge and practices of biosafety among nursing professors
Conhecimentos e condutas de biossegurança entre docentes de enfermagem
Conocimiento y conducta de bioseguridad entre los docentes de la facultad de enfermería
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Abstract Objectives: To describe the knowledge of nursing teachers of a nursing course on Norm 32 and on postexposure
practices to biological materials and to identify the vaccination status of these teachers. Method:
Quantitative descriptive cross-sectional study. Data was collected between September and ... view more
Objectives: To describe the knowledge of nursing teachers of a nursing course on Norm 32 and on postexposure
practices to biological materials and to identify the vaccination status of these teachers. Method:
Quantitative descriptive cross-sectional study. Data was collected between September and October 2014, using
a questionnaire and analyzed using the SPSS statistical software 21.0. The participants were 35 nursing teachers.
Results: 71.4% were female; 100% claimed to have knowledge on biosecurity; 51.4% knew Norm 32; 71.4%
were immunized for hepatitis B; 22.9% had accidents involving biological material; only 14.3% cited washing
the injury with water and soap after the occurrence of an accident. Conclusion: It was evidenced that there is a
weakness in the teachers’ knowledge regarding biosafety actions.... view less
Classification
Medicine, Social Medicine
Free Keywords
Occupational health; Teachers; Nursing; Occupational hazards; Exposure to biological materials
Document language
English
Publication Year
2017
Page/Pages
p. 137-143
Journal
Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online, 9 (2017) 1
DOI
https://doi.org/10.9789/2175-5361.2017.v9i1.137-143
ISSN
2175-5361
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed