Journal article
Blood and body fluid exposures during clinical training: relation to knowledge of universal precautions
Journal of general internal medicine : JGIM, Vol.11(2), pp.109-111
02/1996
DOI: 10.1007/BF02599587
PMID: 8833019
Abstract
To investigate the relation between knowledge of universal precautions and rates of exposure to blood and body fluid during clinical training, a cohort of 155 students was surveyed following training in universal precautions and 18 months later. A total of 127 students (82%) participated; 58 (46%) experienced at least one exposure during the first clinical training year. Knowledge of universal precautions was inversely associated with the frequency of mucous membrane exposures (p .001); an apparent "dose-response" effect was evident (one-way analysis of variance; F = 5.2, p - 0.007). Students are frequently exposed to blood and body fluid during clinical training. Higher levels of retained knowledge about universal precautions are associated with a decreased risk of mucous membrane exposure.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Blood and body fluid exposures during clinical training: relation to knowledge of universal precautions
- Creators
- Daniel J Diekema - Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, 52242, USAMark A AlbaneseSandra S SchuldtBradley N Doebbeling
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of general internal medicine : JGIM, Vol.11(2), pp.109-111
- Publisher
- United States
- DOI
- 10.1007/BF02599587
- PMID
- 8833019
- ISSN
- 0884-8734
- eISSN
- 1525-1497
- Grant note
- 1 K01OH00131-03 / NIOSH CDC HHS
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 02/1996
- Academic Unit
- Infectious Diseases; Pathology; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9983986265602771
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