检查澳大利亚偏远地区护士的工作场所安全:一个横截面描述性研究
Laura K Wright1, Santosh Jatrana1,2, David Lindsay3
1Murtupuni Centre for Rural and Remote Health, James Cook University, Mount Isa, Qld 4825, Australia.
Rural and remote health
|September 10, 2024
概括
澳大利亚偏远地区护士 (RAN) 的工作场所安全性显示出重大差距,全国只有53%的建议得到满足. 实施情况因地区而异,凸显了国家安全标准的必要性,以改善护理和减少员工流动.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 职业健康和安全问题 职业健康和安全问题
- 农村卫生 农村卫生
背景情况:
- 澳大利亚的偏远卫生部门面临着长期的人员短缺,并为具有高疾病负担的多样化人口提供服务.
- 偏远的初级卫生诊所工作场所健康和安全 (WHS) 状况不佳,导致工作疲劳,高员工流动和护理质量下降.
- 2016年偏远地区护士 (RAN) 盖尔·伍德福德 (Gayle Woodford) 的谋杀事件促使WHS对该部门提出建议,但其实施情况尚不清楚.
研究的目的:
- 确定澳大利亚非常偏远的初级卫生诊所在多大程度上实施了WHS建议.
- 从RAN在这些环境中工作的角度来评估WHS.
主要方法:
- 在2020年12月至2021年1月期间,对173名在澳大利亚非常偏远 (MM 7) 的初级卫生诊所工作的RAN进行了横截面的在线调查.
- 该调查使用了来自验证工具和远程特定WHS建议的特定安全标准,分为以下领域:人员准备,安全工作环境和安全工作实践.
- 用描述性统计数据计算国家和地区工作场所安全得分.
主要成果:
- 全国平均工作场所安全得分为53%的建议得到了满足,各领域的差异很大 (工作人员准备:38.5%,安全工作环境:59.4%,安全工作实践:50.0%).
- 观察到安全得分的区域差异很大,特别是在北领地和昆士兰州,南澳大利亚和昆士兰州之间.
- 许多RAN (35.9%) 仍然报告说,他们预计将独自参加下班后的呼叫,这表明缺乏"永远不会独自一人"的政策或流程.
结论:
- 尽管实施了一些安全策略,但在人员准备,疲劳管理和RAN基础设施安全方面仍然存在重大差距.
- 观察到的安全得分的区域差异表明,在偏远的卫生部门,WHS的方法是分散的.
- 制定和执行国家卫生健康最低标准至关重要,以应对持续高的人员流动,改善偏远社区的医疗保健质量和连续性.
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