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Chinese Journal of Stomatological Research(Electronic Edition) ›› 2015, Vol. 09 ›› Issue (06): 493-496. doi: 10.3877/cma.j.issn.1674-1366.2015.06.011

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Analysis the effect of the quality control circle activity to decrease needlestick injuries of nurses in operation room

Wenzhen Gu1, Liting Lin1,(), Guixing Zhong1   

  1. 1. Guanghua School of Stomatology, Hospital of Stomatology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Guangzhou 510055, China
  • Received:2015-08-07 Online:2015-12-01 Published:2015-12-01
  • Contact: Liting Lin
  • About author:
    Corresponding author: Lin Liting, Email: , Tel: 020-83830621

Abstract:

Objective

To explore the effect of reducing needlestick injuries of nurses in operation room.

Methods

A quality control circle (QCC) was set up using quality management tools in order to analyze the cause of needlestick injuries of nurses in operation room to improved anti-needlestick injuries hardware, and to strengthen the doctor-nurse communication and medical sharps practices training. The differences between two groups were tested by chi-square test. The statistical significance level was set at P<0.05.

Results

The occurrence rate of needlestick injury was decreased from 11.8% to 2.3% (χ2 = 7.798, P = 0.005) following QCC activities. The nurses under the QCC paid more attention to normative operating.

Conclusions

The application of the QCC solved the main cause of needlestick injuries, reduced needlestick injuries, and improved the nurses′ job satisfaction. Moreover, it improves work efficiency.

Key words: Quality control circle, Needlestick injuries, Quality management

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