Environmental Management Section, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Faculty of Business Administration Department of Finance, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Int Nurs Rev. 2019 Mar;66(1):87-93. doi: 10.1111/inr.12467. Epub 2018 Jun 21.
This study investigated the occupational health risk factors among nurses who work in public hospital surgical units.
Nursing has a significant place in healthcare systems around the world. Surgical units are environments with certain risks, especially because of the possibility of exposure to various chemical, biologic or physical hazards.
This study was conducted with 229 nurses who were working in the 11 surgery units of a big university hospital. In this cross-sectional study, a personal information form and an occupational risk factors scale were administered to respondents. We performed factor and reliability analyses for the scale; the overall reliability of the 41 items was α = 0.924, and the factor analysis found the scale was feasible.
Biologic and psychological risk factor levels were found to be high. Physical, chemical, ergonomic and radiation risk factor levels were moderate. The general occupational risk factor score was moderate. Nurses working night duty were confronted with physical and psychological risk factors at a higher rate compared with those working in the daytime.
Reported occupational health problems by nurses were correlated with the descriptive properties of the nurses including age, sex, marital status, education level, working hours, mode of working and status of occupational health and safety training.
Nurses experience different occupational risks. If these risks are identified, healthier working environments can be provided to the nurses by taking necessary precautions.
The health care provided by nurses who work in a healthy environment would be more efficient and of better quality, which will result in better economic and social outcomes for individual and communities.
本研究旨在调查公立医院外科病房护士的职业健康风险因素。
护理在全球的医疗保健系统中占有重要地位。外科病房是存在特定风险的环境，尤其是因为存在接触各种化学、生物或物理危害的可能性。
本研究共纳入 229 名在一家大型大学医院的 11 个外科病房工作的护士。在这项横断面研究中，向受访者发放了个人信息表和职业风险因素量表。我们对量表进行了因子和信度分析；41 个条目的总信度为α=0.924，因子分析发现量表具有可行性。
生物学和心理风险因素水平较高，物理、化学、人体工程学和辐射风险因素水平中等。一般职业风险因素评分中等。与白天工作的护士相比，上夜班的护士面临更高的物理和心理风险因素。
护士报告的职业健康问题与护士的描述性特征相关，包括年龄、性别、婚姻状况、教育程度、工作时间、工作方式以及职业健康和安全培训状况。
护士经历不同的职业风险。如果识别出这些风险，可以通过采取必要的预防措施为护士提供更健康的工作环境。
在健康环境中工作的护士提供的护理将更加高效和优质，这将为个人和社区带来更好的经济和社会效益。
