LEADER 04237ctm 2200613 i 4500001 ocm28037086 003 OCoLC 005 20230124155804.0 008 930504s1992 xx k bm 000 0 eng d 035 (Sirsi) o28037086 035 (OCoLC)28037086 040 ERE |beng |erda |cERE |dOCLCQ |dOCLCF |dOCLCO |dOCLCQ |dOCLCO |dOCL |dOCLCO |dOCLCQ |dERE |dUtOrBLW 049 EREE 050 4 RT87.S24 |bN53 1992 100 1 Nifong, Mary H., |eauthor. |?UNAUTHORIZED 245 14 The relationship between perception of risk and the implementation of universal precautions among licensed nurses / |cby Mary H. Nifong. 264 0 |c1992. 300 44 pages, 23 unnumbered leaves : |bforms ; |c28 cm. 336 text |btxt |2rdacontent 337 unmediated |bn |2rdamedia 338 volume |bnc |2rdacarrier 490 1 ECU School of Nursing thesis 502 |bM.S. |cEast Carolina University |d1992 500 Submitted to the faculty of the School of Nursing. 500 Advisor: Frances R. Eason 520 3 This study was conducted to discover the relationship between the perception of risk and the implementation of universal precautions in licensed nurses. All licensed nurses (LPN and RN) currently employed in direct patient care areas at a private community hospital in Southeastern North Carolina were included in the sample (n=113, 67.2%). Data were collected using a three-part questionnaire. Part one asked for demographic data. Part two contained items previously used in a study by M. Gruber to measure self-reported compliance with universal precaution guidelines and was adapted by permission for use in this research. Part three utilized questions from an instrument previously used in a study by L. Jemmott to measure nurses perception of risk of caring for HIV/AIDS patients and was also adapted by permission for use in this study. The study utilized a descriptive survey design to collect the data. The data obtained from the instruments were analyzed using the Mantel-Haenszel chi-square test and Chochran-Mantel Haenszel statistics to determine correlation of the variables. Analysis of the data returned did reveal statistical significance for the correlation of several of the variables. Significance was found for the correlation of glove use for oral care, gown use for incontinent patients and reporting of exposures to proper authorities to the correlation of perception of occupational risk. Overall perception of risk was determined to be high among the participants (mean= 2.25). 504 Includes bibliographical references (leaves 45-48). 650 0 Nursing |xSafety measures. |=^A52 650 0 Nurses |xAttitudes. |=^A8710 650 0 Risk perception. |=^A294658 650 0 AIDS (Disease) |xPatients. |=^A307586 650 0 HIV-positive persons. |=^A403503 650 7 AIDS (Disease) |xPatients. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst00793864 650 7 HIV-positive persons. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst00949912 650 7 Nurses |xAttitudes. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01041621 650 7 Nursing |xSafety measures. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01041824 650 7 Risk perception. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01098190 655 7 Academic theses. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01726453 655 7 Academic theses. |2lcgft 655 7 Thèses et écrits académiques. |2rvmgf |0(CaQQLa)RVMGF-000001173 655 2 Academic Dissertation. |0(DNLM)D019478 |?UNAUTHORIZED 700 1 Eason, Frances R., |edegree supervisor. |?UNAUTHORIZED 710 2 East Carolina University. |bSchool of Nursing. |=^A1134028 830 0 ECU School of Nursing thesis. |?UNAUTHORIZED 856 41 |zAccess via ScholarShip |uhttp://hdl.handle.net/10342/10202 949 Click on web address |wasis |hjoyner101 949 Click on web address |wasis |hhsl111 994 C0 |bERE 596 1 4 998 460856 998 460856