Social representations of needlestick injuries

Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem

Juliana Almeida Marques Lubenow²  Maria Eliete Batista Moura¹  Benevina Maria Vilar Teixeira Nunes¹  Maria Do Livramento Fortes Figueiredo¹  Luís Carlos Sales¹ 

[1] ,Universidade Federal da Paraíba,Brazil

关键词: Occupational Exposure;    Occupational Risks;    Occupational Health Nursing;    Exposição Ocupacional;    Riscos Ocupacionais;    Enfermagem do Trabalho;    Exposición Profesional;    Riesgos Laborales;    Enfermería del Trabajo;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0104-11692012000600021

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

OBJECTIVES: understand the Social Representations about needlestick injuries elaborated by Nursing Technicians and analyze how these representations influence their conducts. METHOD: the data, obtained by interviews, were processed using ALCESTE software and their analysis was based on Serge Moscovici's Social Representations Theory. RESULTS: it was evidenced that, after the accident, these professionals take care of the affected area. Then, they report the accident, motivated by the fear of catching HIV and hepatitis. The different feelings experienced are due to this fear and the way they were forwarded by the institution, reflecting in the cause they attribute to their accident. CONCLUSIONS: it was verified that knowledge about the accident as a whole is very incipient in this professional group, demanding continuing education and greater emphasis on this subject in professional training. It is expected that this study draws public authorities and health institutions' attention to the problem and that it modifies Nursing Technicians' Social Representations about percutaneous exposure.

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