The experience and psychological impact of a sharps injury on a nursing student population in the UK
ORCID
- Hambridge, Kevin: 0000-0002-7809-5025
Abstract
Aims: The aims of this study were to explore the experience and psychological impact of sustaining a sharps injury within a nursing student population in the UK. Design: A qualitative approach was taken, using two methods to gather data, namely a Twitter chat and interviews. Methods: A Twitter chat was orchestrated to investigate the experiences of sharps injury with nursing students and registered nurses nationwide (n=71). Interviews were conducted with nursing students from a university in the UK who had sustained a sharps injury (n=12) to discover their experiences and the impact of the injury. Findings were then synthesised and examined. Results: Some nursing students reported psychological impacts after sustaining the sharps injury, which affected both their professional and personal life. The qualitative findings were synthesised into eight themes. Conclusion: Sharps injuries can have many psychological impacts on the individual nursing student and necessary support should be available.
DOI
10.12968/bjon.2021.30.15.910
Publication Date
2021-08-12
Publication Title
British Journal of Nursing
Volume
30
Issue
15
ISSN
0966-0461
Embargo Period
2021-11-06
Organisational Unit
School of Nursing and Midwifery
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
First Page
910
Last Page
918
Recommended Citation
Hambridge, K., Endacott, R., & Nichols, A. (2021) 'The experience and psychological impact of a sharps injury on a nursing student population in the UK', British Journal of Nursing, 30(15), pp. 910-918. Available at: https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2021.30.15.910
