Biological risk in nursing care provided in family health units Situaciones de riesgo biológico presentes en la asistencia de enfermería en las unidades de salud de la familia (USF) Situações de risco biológico presentes na assistência de enfermagem nas unidades de saúde da família (USF)

There is very frequent exposure to potentially contaminated material in procedures performed by nursing professionals. This exploratory and descriptive study characterizes the potential risk of biological exposure in procedures performed by nursing professionals in ten Family Health units in São Car...

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Main Authors: Ana Carla Moreira Cardoso, Rosely Moralez de Figueiredo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2010-06-01
Series:Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-11692010000300011