Lowe R, Rees D
AAOHN J. 1996 Jun;44(6):288-93.
The objectives of this study were to assess the current occupational hygiene practices of occupational health nurses and to assess their attitudes to the identification and initial quantification of workplace hazards. A questionnaire was mailed to all occupational health nurses registered with the South African Society of Occupational Health Nurses. Responses were obtained from 221 (53.7%). Responders and non-responders did not differ on key characteristics. Only 14 (6%) of the respondents performed occupational hygiene tasks as part of their routine work and only 31 (14%) volunteered hazard identification and quantification as tasks that would significantly improve practice. Nevertheless, when asked directly, 120 (54%) agreed that occupational hygiene fell into the ambit of occupational health nursing. Over 70% were positive about receiving theoretical and practical hygiene training. Constraints to greater hazard identification included limited time and resources and concern about intruding into the domains of other practitioners. Sufficient numbers of occupational health nurses were interested in identifying hazards in the workplace for training courses to be planned and offered now; however, restraints to practice need to be clarified and removed for these new skills to be used effectively.
本研究的目的是评估职业健康护士当前的职业卫生实践，并评估他们对工作场所危害识别和初步量化的态度。向南非职业健康护士协会注册的所有职业健康护士邮寄了一份问卷。收到了221份回复（53.7%）。回复者和未回复者在关键特征上没有差异。只有14名（6%）受访者将职业卫生任务作为日常工作的一部分，只有31名（14%）志愿者将危害识别和量化视为可显著改善实践的任务。然而，当直接询问时，120名（54%）受访者同意职业卫生属于职业健康护理的范畴。超过70%的人对接受理论和实践卫生培训持积极态度。阻碍更多危害识别的因素包括时间和资源有限以及担心侵入其他从业者的领域。有足够数量的职业健康护士对识别工作场所的危害感兴趣，以便现在就计划和提供培训课程；然而，需要澄清并消除实践中的限制因素，以便有效利用这些新技能。
