Shimizu Helena Eri, Couto Djalma Ticiani, Merchán-Hamann Edgar, Branco Anadergh Barbosa
Department of Nursing, University of Brasilia, SQN 205- G-605, 70843-070 Brasilia, DF, Brazil.
Nurs Res Pract. 2010;2010:849169. doi: 10.1155/2010/849169. Epub 2011 Feb 7.
This study analyzed occupational health hazards for Intensive Care Unit (ICU) nurses and nursing technicians, comparing differences in the number and types of hazards which occur at the beginning and end of their careers. A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out with 26 nurses and 96 nursing technicians from a public hospital in the Federal District, Brazil. A Likert-type work-related symptom scale (WRSS) was used to evaluate the presence of physical, psychological, and social risks. Data were analyzed with the use of the SPSS, version 12.0, and the Kruskal-Wallis test for statistical significance and differences in occupational health hazards at the beginning and at the end of the workers' careers. As a workplace, ICUs can cause work health hazards, mostly physical, to nurses and nursing technicians due to the frequent use of physical energy and strength to provide care, while psychological and social hazards occur to a lesser degree.
本研究分析了重症监护病房（ICU）护士和护理技术人员的职业健康危害，比较了他们职业生涯开始和结束时所面临危害的数量和类型差异。对巴西联邦区一家公立医院的26名护士和96名护理技术人员进行了描述性横断面研究。采用李克特式工作相关症状量表（WRSS）评估身体、心理和社会风险的存在情况。使用SPSS 12.0版软件对数据进行分析，并采用克鲁斯卡尔 - 沃利斯检验来确定职业健康危害在工作人员职业生涯开始和结束时的统计学显著性及差异。作为工作场所，由于频繁使用体力和力量来提供护理，重症监护病房会给护士和护理技术人员带来工作健康危害，主要是身体方面的，而心理和社会危害的程度相对较小。
