Author(s) Clarke SP, Sloane DM, Aiken LH, et al.

Journal American journal of public health. Date of publication 2002 Jul 1;volume 92(7):1115-9.

Abstract 1. Am J Public Health. 2002 Jul;92(7):1115-9. doi: 10.2105/ajph.92.7.1115. Effects of hospital staffing and organizational climate on needlestick injuries to nurses. Clarke SP(1), Sloane DM, Aiken LH. Author information: (1)Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, 19104-6096, USA. sclarke@nursing.upenn.edu OBJECTIVES: This study determined the effects of nurse staffing and nursing organization on the likelihood of needlestick injuries in hospital nurses. METHODS: We analyzed retrospective data from 732 and prospective data from 960 nurses on needlestick exposures and near misses over different 1-month periods in 1990 and 1991. Staffing levels and survey data about working climate and risk factors for needlestick injuries were collected on 40 units in 20 hospitals. RESULTS: Nurses from units with low staffing and poor organizational climates were generally twice as likely as nurses on well-staffed and better-organized units to report risk factors, needlestick injuries, and near misses. CONCLUSIONS: Staffing and organizational climate influence hospital nurses' likelihood of sustaining needlestick injuries. Remedying problems with understaffing, inadequate administrative support, and poor morale could reduce needlestick injuries. DOI: 10.2105/ajph.92.7.1115 PMCID: PMC1447200 PMID: 12084694 [Indexed for MEDLINE]

Source ID (e.g. PMID): 12084694