Assessment of radiation safety awareness among nuclear medicine nurses: a pilot study

9th National Seminar on Medical Physics

物理学;医药卫生

Yunus, N.A.^1 ; Abdullah, M.H.R.O.^2 ; Said, M.A.^3 ; Ch'Ng, P.E.^4

Faculty of Applied Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Selangor, Shah Alam

40450, Malaysia^1

Department of Applied Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Permatang Pauh, Pulau Pinang

13500, Malaysia^2

Department of Nuclear Medicine, National Cancer Institute, Putrajaya

62250, Malaysia^3

Department of Computer and Mathematical Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Permatang Pauh, Pulau Pinang

13500, Malaysia^4

关键词: Descriptive statistics;    Malaysia;    Paired-sample t-test;    Pilot studies;    Radiation safety;    Survey data;    Training program;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1742-6596/546/1/012015/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1742-6596/546/1/012015

学科分类：卫生学

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

All nuclear medicine nurses need to have some knowledge and awareness on radiation safety. At present, there is no study to address this issue in Malaysia. The aims of this study were (1) to determine the level of knowledge and awareness on radiation safety among nuclear medicine nurses at Putrajaya Hospital in Malaysia and (2) to assess the effectiveness of a training program provided by the hospital to increase the knowledge and awareness of the nuclear medicine nurses. A total of 27 respondents attending a training program on radiation safety were asked to complete a questionnaire. The questionnaire consists 16 items and were categorized into two main areas, namely general radiation knowledge and radiation safety. Survey data were collected before and after the training and were analyzed using descriptive statistics and paired sample t-test. Respondents were scored out of a total of 16 marks with 8 marks for each area. The findings showed that the range of total scores obtained by the nuclear medicine nurses before and after the training were 6-14 (with a mean score of 11.19) and 13-16 marks (with a mean score of 14.85), respectively. Findings also revealed that the mean score for the area of general radiation knowledge (7.59) was higher than that of the radiation safety (7.26). Currently, the knowledge and awareness on radiation safety among the nuclear medicine nurses are at the moderate level. It is recommended that a national study be conducted to assess and increase the level of knowledge and awareness among all nuclear medicine nurses in Malaysia.