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Nurses And Needlesticks: Perceptions Of Stigma And Hiv Risk, Bethany Sharon Moore
Nurses And Needlesticks: Perceptions Of Stigma And Hiv Risk, Bethany Sharon Moore
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
Health-care providers (HCPs) are vulnerable to occupational health hazards, including dirty needle-stick injuries (DNSIs), which increase the risk for infection with HIV and other blood-borne pathogens. This study examines the perceptions of nurses and nurse practitioners who work in various health care settings regarding HIV-risk and DNSIs, in order to ascertain how these perceptions inform their decision-making regarding their health and nursing practice. I utilize a phenomenological approach to analyze the lived reality and embodiment of the DNSI experience by HCPs. The study explores the personal and institutional level factors that may influence the timely reporting and treatment of DNSIs, …