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Non Compliance with Standard Precautions: Application of Behavioral Ecological Model

Sehrish Sajjad*

*HOD, Ziauddin Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan.

Periodicity:February - April'2014
DOI : https://doi.org/10.26634/jnur.4.1.2629

Abstract

Each year approximately two million health care workers, including nurses, acquire Needle Stick Injury (NSI) that results in hepatitis B, C, and Human Immunodeficiency Virus infection (Wilburn &Eijkemans, 2004). NSI or injury from sharps is one important indicator of non-compliant behavior of standard precautions. This paper aims to address the issue of noncomplaint behavior of nurses resulting in sharps' injury in the light of a clinical scenario. A Behavioral Ecological Model (BEM) is applied to the scenario to identify the factors of non-compliance and strategies to eliminate these factors. Based on the factors identified, recommendations are suggested.

Keywords

Non-Compliance, Standard Precaution, Needle Stick Injury, Behavioral Ecological Model.

How to Cite this Article?

Pirani, S. (2014). Non Compliance with Standard Precautions: Application of Behavioral Ecological Model. i-manager’s Journal on Nursing. 4(1), 28-34. https://doi.org/10.26634/jnur.4.1.2629

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