AORN Journal
Volume 83, Issue 2 , Pages 391-397 , February 2006

Perceived Barriers to Implementation of a Successful Sharps Safety Program

  • Andrea M. Hagstrom, RN

      Affiliations

    • Andrea M. Hagstrom, RN, MSN, CNOR, is nurse educator, perioperative services, at Hartford Hospital, Hartford, Conn.

Notes 

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 The author acknowledges Catherine Meehan, RN, MS, quality improvement coordinator, Perioperative Services, Hartford Hospital, Hartford, Conn; Mary Jane Williams, RN, PhD, associate professor of nursing, University of Hartford, West Hartford, Conn; and Mary Beth Matthews, RN, PhD, associate professor of nursing and chair of the Department of Nursing, University of Hartford, West Hartford, Conn, for their contributions to and encouragement throughout this project.

PII: S0001-2092(06)60169-5

doi: 10.1016/S0001-2092(06)60169-5

AORN Journal
Volume 83, Issue 2 , Pages 391-397 , February 2006

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