Effectiveness of education and problem solving work group on nursing practices to prevent needlestick and sharp injury.

Objectives: To examine the effect of an education program and problem solving work group on nursing practices for prevention of needlestick and sharp injury.

Material And Method: A quasi-experimental study design with a control group was conducted at the emergency and labor rooms in Sermngam Hospital, Lampang. All healthcare workers (HCWs) in the emergency and labor room were randomly assigned to the experimental and control group from April 17, 2002 to September 3, 2002.