[Self protection for nurses. Comparative study]

The nursing personnel at the C.H. Xeral-Cíes participated in a study of various types of self-protection methods over two time spans. The hypotheses investigated were the following: 1. Is there a divergence in the percentage of personnel vaccinated against hepatitis B?, 2. Is there an increase in the level of knowledge about universal precautions?, and 3. Is there any improvement in self-protection methods in the latter study? The statistical analysis used has a variable range of0.05. The results indicated significant differences in the percentage of personnel vaccinated against hepatitis B, in knowledge about universal precautions, and in the number of accidental punctures reported to the Preventative Medicine Service.