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Predictors of nurses' acceptance of an intravenous catheter safety device.

Background: It is important to determine the factors that predict whether nurses accept and use a new intravenous (IV) safety device because there are approximately 800,000 needlesticks per year with the risk of contracting a life-threatening bloodborne disease such as HIV or hepatitis C.

Objectives: To determine the predictors of nurses' acceptance of the Protectiv Plus IV catheter safety needle device at a teaching hospital in Texas.

Method: A one-time cross-sectional survey of nurses (N = 742) was conducted using a 34-item questionnaire.