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OROZCO, Margarita María. BIOHAZARD ACCIDENTALITY OF NURSING STUDENTS IN THE UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED AND ENVIROMENTAL SCIENCES U.D.C.A, BOGOTA, COLOMBIA. rev.udcaactual.divulg.cient. [online]. 2013, vol.16, n.1, pp.27-33. ISSN 0123-4226.

Nursing is a discipline focused on patient care, family and community. By providing the care, the students are permanently exposed to disease-causing biological microorganisms, since their activity involves direct contact with potentially infectious patients. The probability of an accident by biohazard in clinical practice is high due to their lack of skills and ability, being still in a training process. The accidents expose students to acquire important infectious diseases such as Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Hepatitis B and C (HBV, HCV), among many others, in addition to the psychosocial impact it has on the student. A descriptive study was performed by applying a survey to 77 students, with the goal to characterize the accidents with biological risk in clinical practice and identify the knowledge of possible accidents in nursing students at the University of Applied and Environmental Sciences U.D.C.A. The results showed a 15% of accidents in health care practices, being the most common type of exposure percutaneous injuries with sharps or needles (40%) and splash (30%). The nursing activity most related to exposure was medication administration (70%) and the main cause of accidents, stress and high load of activities to provide nursing care (70%). The importance of self-care and biosecurity measures as a fundamental approach to prevention of biological exposure.

Palavras-chave : Nursing Staff; students; biohazard; biological accident and biosecurity measures.

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