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Published on: January 6, 2011
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1Pracownia Fizjologii Pracy, Instytut Medycyny Pracy i Zdrowia Srodowiskowego, Sosnowiec. e.kulagowska@imp.sosnowiec.pl
Background:
The aim of this study was to get acquainted with the opinions of the nursing staff on working conditions at their workplace.
Material And Methods:
The study was carried out in a group of 398 nurses working in various kinds of operating rooms at 11 public hospitals. A questionnaire was used as a major tool of this study. The questionnaires were filled in by 259 operating room nurses (circulating nurses) and 139 nurse-anesthetists.
Results And Conclusions:
The collected data show that working conditions in operating rooms do not ensure safety of the nursing staff at work. The main sources of problems are: work organization, technical factors, work equipment, work space, knowledge of hazards and strenuous factors among nurses, ways of preventing and/or limiting them. These elements are serious occupational risk factors influencing the work process and health status of nurses.
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