Author's response to reviews Title: Factors influencing nurses' compliance with Standard Precautions in order to avoid occupational exposure to microorganisms: A focus group study. Authors:

Factors influencing nurses' compliance with Standard Precautions in order to avoid occupational exposure to microorganisms: A focus group study

BACKGROUND Nurses may acquire an infection during the provision of nursing care because of occupational exposure to microorganisms. Relevant literature reports that, compliance with Standard Precautions (a set of guidelines that can protect health care professionals from being exposed to microorganisms) is low among nurses. Additionally, high rates of exposure to microorganisms among nurses via...

Challenges of nurses in observing standard precautions against infectious pathogens

Background : Standard precautions aimed at protecting members of the treatment team from the occupational hazards they face on a daily basis have been recommended to members of the treatment team in recent years, but evidence indicates that these guidelines are not fully followed. The purpose of this study is to provide a clear of the challenges related to non-compliance with standard precautio...

پذیرش احتیاط‌های استاندارد در کارکنان خدمات پرستاری

Background and Objectives: Healthcare workers are at risk for occupational exposure to blood-borne pathogens, including hepatitis B virus and human immunodeficiency virus via blood or bodily fluids. Accordingly, the standard precautions should be implemented in health-threatening circumstances. The purpose of this study was to improving compliance with the standard precautions among nursing car...

Nurses\' Compliance with Standard Precautions Based on Health Belief Model in Emergency Departments

Abstract Introduction: Nurses' compliance with standard precautions is a viable tool for decreasing health hazards in health centers. Objective: This study aimed to identify factors affecting compliance with standard precautions (SPs) of infection control based on the health belief model (HBM) among emergency department nurses employed in the educational-therapeutic centers affiliated with G...

Author's response to reviews Title: Identifying factors likely to influence compliance with diagnostic imaging guideline recommendations for spine disorders among chiropractors in North America: a focus group study using the Theoretical Domains Framework. Authors: