Non Compliance With Standard Precautions: Application Of Behavioral Ecological Model

Vol. 4 No. 1

Year: 2014

Issue: Feb-Apr

Title : Non Compliance With Standard Precautions: Application Of Behavioral Ecological Model

Author Name : Sehrish Pirani

Synopsis :

Each year approximately two million health care workers, including nurses, acquire Needle Stick Injury (NSI) that results in hepatitis B, C, and Human Immunodeficiency Virus infection (Wilburn &Eijkemans, 2004). NSI or injury from sharps is one important indicator of non-compliant behavior of standard precautions. This paper aims to address the issue of noncomplaint behavior of nurses resulting in sharps' injury in the light of a clinical scenario. A Behavioral Ecological Model (BEM) is applied to the scenario to identify the factors of non-compliance and strategies to eliminate these factors. Based on the factors identified, recommendations are suggested.

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