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Sharps injuries and job burnout: A cross‐sectional study among nurses in China

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  • Shuhui Wang
  • Lin Yao
  • Shixue Li
  • Yan Liu
  • Haiyan Wang
  • Yu Sun

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The present study investigated the relationship between sharps injuries and job burnout in nurses. Sharps injury questionnaires and the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) questionnaires were used to investigate and analyze job burnout among 468 nurses, of which 458 effective questionnaires were collected, for a response rate of 97.86%. A total of 292 nurses had at least one sharps injury (63.76% of the 458 nurses). The dimension scores were higher for injured nurses compared with non‐injured nurses. The difference between the dimensions of emotional exhaustion and depersonalization for nurses with sharps injuries was statistically significant (P

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  • Shuhui Wang & Lin Yao & Shixue Li & Yan Liu & Haiyan Wang & Yu Sun, 2012. "Sharps injuries and job burnout: A cross‐sectional study among nurses in China," Nursing & Health Sciences, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 14(3), pages 332-338, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:nuhsci:v:14:y:2012:i:3:p:332-338
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2018.2012.00697.x
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    1. Apiradee Nantsupawat & Raymoul Nantsupawat & Wipada Kulnaviktikul & Matthew D. McHugh, 2015. "Relationship between nurse staffing levels and nurse outcomes in community hospitals, Thailand," Nursing & Health Sciences, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 17(1), pages 112-118, March.
    2. Denise Smart & Ashley English & Jennifer James & Marian Wilson & Kenn B. Daratha & Belinda Childers & Chris Magera, 2014. "Compassion fatigue and satisfaction: A cross‐sectional survey among US healthcare workers," Nursing & Health Sciences, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 16(1), pages 3-10, March.

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