Characteristics | Categories | n (%) | |
---|---|---|---|
Sex | Female | 275 | (96.8) |
Male | 9 | (3.2) | |
Age group | < 30 | 202 | (71.1) |
≥30 | 82 | (28.9) | |
Education level | Diploma | 72 | (25.4) |
Bachelor’s | 205 | (72.1) | |
>Master’s | 7 | (2.5) | |
Position | Staff nurse | 234 | (82.4) |
Charge nurse | 31 | (10.9) | |
Head nurse | 19 | (6.7) | |
Work experience | ≤5 | 199 | (70.1) |
> 5 | 85 | (29.9) | |
Current unit employed | ≤5 | 234 | (82.4) |
> 5 | 50 | (17.6) | |
Work unit | Medicine (nonsurgical) | 55 | (19.4) |
Surgery | 52 | (18.3) | |
Intensive care unit | 46 | (16.2) | |
Emergency | 30 | (10.6) | |
Operating room | 27 | (9.5) | |
Women | 7 | (2.5) | |
Others | 67 | (23.5) | |
Experienced NSSI for last 1 year | Yes | 63 | (22.2) |
No | 221 | (77.8) | |
Type of devices causing NSSI | Disposable syringe | 37 | (58.7) |
Blood glucose lancet | 14 | (22.2) | |
Other sharp device | 12 | (19.1) | |
Procedures causing NSSI | Inserting a needle | 5 | (7.9) |
Disposing of used items | 10 | (15.9) | |
Recapping a needle | 8 | (12.7) | |
Disassembling needle or sharp instrument | 21 | (33.3) | |
Others | 19 | (30.2) | |
Blood and body fluid exposure experience of mucous membrane | Yes | 31 | (10.9) |
No | 253 | (89.1) | |
Blood and body fluid exposure experience of skin | Yes | 35 | (12.3) |
No | 249 | (87.7) | |
Report infection exposure | Yes | 27 | (9.5) |
No | 257 | (90.5) | |
Vaccination for hepatitis B | Yes | 231 | (81.3) |
No | 30 | (10.6) | |
Do not know | 23 | (8.1) | |
Number of patient safety case reports | 0 | 142 | (50) |
1∼5 | 135 | (47.5) | |
6≤ | 7 | (2.5) | |
Education experience with bloodborne pathogen prevention | Yes | 259 | (91.2) |
No | 25 | (8.8) | |
Educational institution for Bloodborne pathogen prevention | College | 17 | (6.0) |
Hospital | 119 | (41.9) | |
Both | 123 | (43.3) | |
Others | 25 | (8.8) |