Predicting needlestick and sharps injuries in nursing students: Development of the SNNIP scale

Bagnasco, A.; Zanini, M.; Catania, G.; Watson, R.; Hayter, M.; Dasso, N.; Dini, G.; Agodi, A.; Pasquarella, C.; Zotti, C. M.; Durando, P.; Sasso, L.; Barchitta, M.; Maugeri, A.; Favara, G.; San Lio, R. M.; Rossini, A.; Squeri, R.; Genovese, C.; D'Amato, S.; La Fauci, V.; Tardivo, S.; Moretti, F.; Carli, A.; Casini, B.; Baggiani, A.; Verani, M.; Rita Giuliani, A.; Fabiani, L.; D'Eugenio, S.; Boccia, G.; Santoro, E.; Battista Orsi, G.; Napoli, C.; Montesano, M.; Berdini, S.; Bertamino, E.; Perre, A.; Zerbetto, A.; D'Errico, M.; Ortolani, S.; Mercuri, M.; Traini, T.; Santarelli, A.; Fiorentini, R.; Benedetti, T.; Montagna, M.; Mascipinto, S.; Torre, I.; Pennino, F.; Schiavone, D.; Maria Iannicelli, A.; Tartaglia, E.; Veronesi, L.; Palandri, L.; Miguel Morgado, M. S.; Giudice, L.; Arrigoni, C.; Gentile, L.; Bascape, B.; Mura, I.; Sotgiu, G.; Barberis, I.; Maria Bersi, F.; Manca, A.; Massa, E.; Montecucco, A.; Rahmani, A.; Zacconi, S.; Ricco, M.; Magnavita, N.; Di Prinzio, R. R.; Torregrossa, M. V.; Calamusa, G.; Firenze, A.; Bargellini, A.; Ferri, P.; Righi, E.; Carraro, E.; Borraccino, A.; Traversi, D.; Ottino, M. C.; Baldovin, T.; Torre, S. D.; Sulaj, A.; Bianco, A.; Teti, V.; Novati, R.; Oriani, R.

doi:10.1002/nop2.540

Aim: To develop an instrument to investigate knowledge and predictive factors of needlestick and sharps injuries (NSIs) in nursing students during clinical placements. Design: Instrument development and cross-sectional study for psychometric testing. Methods: A self-administered instrument including demographic data, injury epidemiology and predictive factors of NSIs was developed between October 2018–January 2019. Content validity was assessed by a panel of experts. The instrument's factor structure and discriminant validity were explored using principal components analysis. The STROBE guidelines were followed. Results: Evidence of content validity was found (S-CVI 0.75; I-CVI 0.50–1.00). A three-factor structure was shown by exploratory factor analysis. Of the 238 participants, 39% had been injured at least once, of which 67.3% in the second year. Higher perceptions of “personal exposure” (4.06, SD 3.78) were reported by third-year students. Higher scores for “perceived benefits” of preventive behaviours (13.6, SD 1.46) were reported by second-year students.

Predicting needlestick and sharps injuries in nursing students: Development of the SNNIP scale / Bagnasco, A.; Zanini, M.; Catania, G.; Watson, R.; Hayter, M.; Dasso, N.; Dini, G.; Agodi, A.; Pasquarella, C.; Zotti, C. M.; Durando, P.; Sasso, L.; Barchitta, M.; Maugeri, A.; Favara, G.; San Lio, R. M.; Rossini, A.; Squeri, R.; Genovese, C.; D'Amato, S.; La Fauci, V.; Tardivo, S.; Moretti, F.; Carli, A.; Casini, B.; Baggiani, A.; Verani, M.; Rita Giuliani, A.; Fabiani, L.; D'Eugenio, S.; Boccia, G.; Santoro, E.; Battista Orsi, G.; Napoli, C.; Montesano, M.; Berdini, S.; Bertamino, E.; Perre, A.; Zerbetto, A.; D'Errico, M.; Ortolani, S.; Mercuri, M.; Traini, T.; Santarelli, A.; Fiorentini, R.; Benedetti, T.; Montagna, M.; Mascipinto, S.; Torre, I.; Pennino, F.; Schiavone, D.; Maria Iannicelli, A.; Tartaglia, E.; Veronesi, L.; Palandri, L.; Miguel Morgado, M. S.; Giudice, L.; Arrigoni, C.; Gentile, L.; Bascape, B.; Mura, I.; Sotgiu, G.; Barberis, I.; Maria Bersi, F.; Manca, A.; Massa, E.; Montecucco, A.; Rahmani, A.; Zacconi, S.; Ricco, M.; Magnavita, N.; Di Prinzio, R. R.; Torregrossa, M. V.; Calamusa, G.; Firenze, A.; Bargellini, A.; Ferri, P.; Righi, E.; Carraro, E.; Borraccino, A.; Traversi, D.; Ottino, M. C.; Baldovin, T.; Torre, S. D.; Sulaj, A.; Bianco, A.; Teti, V.; Novati, R.; Oriani, R.. - In: NURSING OPEN. - ISSN 2054-1058. - 7:5(2020), pp. 1578-1587. [10.1002/nop2.540]