Investigation and analysis for occupational prevention status of clinical nurses
- VernacularTitle:临床护士职业防护现状调查分析
- Author:
Huigen HUANG
;
Zelin DING
;
Hongxia DAI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Nurse;
Occupational prevention;
Safety;
Education;
Law
- From:
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing
2008;24(21):50-52
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To understand the occupational prevention status of clinical nurses in Guangdong province.Methods We investigated 500 nurses in 15 class-three-grade-one hospitals in Guangdong province on occupational prevention status by questionnaires.Results The incidence of pricking wound and incised wound by ampule was frequent.The percent of everyday incidence reached 44.2% and 49.0%.There were 68.2% of nurses wore gloves when contacting the body fluid and blood of patients,55.3% of nurses wore gloves when contacting chemotherapeutic drugs,53.1% of nurses wore gloves during hemospasia,57.2% of them wore gloves when handling urine.There were 52.1% of nurses did not use gauze for protection when handling ampule.There were 61.3% nurses knew related protection law,18.2% of nurses knew the coping process after the incidence of occupational injury.58.2% of nurses established related preventive measure and instructions,43.1% of nurses thought it was necessry for hospitals to produce more comprehensive and systemic occupational prevention instructions.Conclusions The cognition of occupational prevention of nurses was weak and they lacked occupational prevention knowledge.It is necessary to strengthen the occupational prevention education and training.
