Table 3. Percent of nurses who always use selected items of PPE when performing the indicated procedure, by procedure, level of safety climate, and whether the nurse visits homes with adverse conditions*, North Carolina, 2006.

Procedure and safety climate	Usually or always				Seldom or never
	n	%	95% CI†		n	%	95% CI†
Use safety goggles when irrigating a deep wound
Strong safety climate	138	42.2	38.2–46.2		94	49.2	44.0–54.5
Weak safety climate	11	14.9	8.9–20.9		4	16.0
Use fluid-impermeable apron when providing ostomy care
Strong safety climate	68	19.2	16.1–22.2		53	25.2	20.9–29.6
Weak safety climate	7	9.1	4.3–13.9		1	4.2
Use surgical mask with eye protection when cleaning up large amounts of bloody diarrhea/bloody body fluid
Strong safety climate	101	41.9	37.3–46.5		75	54.7	48.6–60.9
Weak safety climate	13	23.6	15.3–32.0		3	20.0

Ratios were not calculated because of small numbers in several cells. CI: confidence interval, PPE: personal protective equipment. *Conditions counted were unrestrained pets, unruly children, poor lighting, and clutter. †In order to be consistent with previous publications and to facilitate comparisons with them, these confidence intervals have been corrected for the finite population.