Is use of the hands-free technique during surgery, a safe work practice, associated with safety climate?
GROUND: A better safety climate has been linked to better compliance with safety behaviors. This study assessed whether “management support,” the most commonly measured safety climate dimension, was associated with greater use of the hands-free technique (HFT), a work practice recommended for use during surgery to prevent exposure to blood and body fluids. METHODS: Questionnaires from operating room nurses participating in a test retest reliability study and in training sessions for an intervention study, from 9 hospitals in 3 Canadian provinces, were analyzed. RESULTS: Response rates in the hospitals varied from 61% to 97%. Four hundred forty-two operating room nurses responded; 16% reported using the HFT approximately 75% or more of the time in surgery, and 39% had received HFT training. Management support and HFT training were each associated with increased HFT use: odds ratio (OR), 6.63; 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.89-23.30 and OR, 6.36; 95% CI: 1.97-20.51, respectively. When t
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