Nicosia General Hospital, Department of Oncology, Nicosia, Cyprus.
Eur J Oncol Nurs. 2010 Sep;14(4):278-82. doi: 10.1016/j.ejon.2010.01.025. Epub 2010 Mar 17.
Antineoplastic agents have been associated with major concerns among health professionals. The objective of our study was to evaluate the knowledge, attitudes and beliefs of Cypriot nurses on their exposure to antineoplastic agents.
A cross-sectional survey using a self-administered questionnaire was distributed among oncology nurses in three hospitals in Nicosia. The questionnaire was originally compiled by Turk et al., in order to evaluate the knowledge, attitudes and safe behaviours of nurses' handling cytotoxic drugs and was translated from Turkish to Greek by two bilingual volunteers.
A total of 88 nurses participated in the survey (20 male and 68 female). The mean age of the nurses was 33 years (age range 21-60). The majority of nurses were aware of the potential hazards associated with handling of chemotherapy. The mean score of the participants' knowledge was 79.43 out of 100. Most of the participants reported high levels of compliance with the use of personal protective equipment such as gloves and protective gown (95.4%, and 84.5%) during reconstitution of antineoplastic agents, respectively. Almost all nurses (98.8%) reported use of a safety cabinet during preparation, however only 53.4% reported that they have annual medical checkups and only 33% reported having received specialized training.
While the level of knowledge about antineoplastic agents is high among nurses, along with the level of personal protective equipment use, medical surveillance and employee training seems to be lagging behind. Further research may help us identify the reasons for such discrepancy.
抗肿瘤药物引起了卫生专业人员的极大关注。我们的研究目的是评估塞浦路斯护士对接触抗肿瘤药物的知识、态度和信念。
采用横断面调查，在尼科西亚的三家医院向肿瘤科护士发放自填式问卷。该问卷最初由 Turk 等人编制，用于评估护士处理细胞毒性药物的知识、态度和安全行为，并由两名双语志愿者从土耳其语翻译成希腊语。
共有 88 名护士参与了调查（20 名男性和 68 名女性）。护士的平均年龄为 33 岁（年龄范围 21-60 岁）。大多数护士都意识到处理化疗药物可能带来的危害。参与者的知识平均得分为 100 分中的 79.43 分。大多数参与者报告在配制抗肿瘤药物时高度遵守使用个人防护设备，如手套和防护服（分别为 95.4%和 84.5%）。几乎所有护士（98.8%）在准备过程中都报告使用安全柜，但只有 53.4%的护士报告他们每年进行体检，只有 33%的护士报告接受过专门培训。
尽管护士对抗肿瘤药物的知识水平较高，而且个人防护设备的使用、医疗监测和员工培训水平也较高，但医疗监测和员工培训似乎落后。进一步的研究可能有助于我们确定出现这种差异的原因。
