Safety Attitudes among Nurses and Its Relation with Occupational Accidents: A Questionnaire Based Survey

International Journal of Occupational Hygiene

SEYED EHSAN SAMAEI¹  NARGES KHANJANI²  SAEED PIRANI³  MAJID BAGHERI HOSSEINABADI⁴  OMIDREZA HERAVIZADEH⁵  MEHDI RAADABADI⁶ 

[1] Clinical Research Development Unit of Rouhani Hospital, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran;Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Kerman University of MedicalSciences, Kerman, Iran;Department of HSE, School of Environment and Energy, Science and Research Branch of Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.;Department of Occupational Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran;Department of Occupational Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Tehran University of MedicalSciences, Tehran, Iran;Health Services Management Research Center, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University ofMedical Sciences, Kerman, Iran;

关键词: Accident;    Occupational accident;    Safety attitude;    Nurses;   

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来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Various aspects of work and occupational diversity and the complexity of the nursing profession have a significant impact on the incidence rate of unsafe acts and consequences of accidents. In this regard, safety attitude will have a significant impact on occupational accidents among nursing personnel. The aim of this study was to assess safety attitude among nurses and its relation with occupational accidents among teaching hospitals of Kerman University of Medical Sciences. This cross-sectional study was conducted on 244 nurses in Kerman, Iran in 2015. Tools for gathering data were Demographic and Organizational Questionnaires, Safety Attitudes Questionnaire (SAQ) and Occupational Accidents Questionnaire. Data was analyzed using SPSS 21 statistical software and descriptive statistics and statistical tests including Pearson correlation, independent t-test and ANOVA. The highest and lowest attitude scores were related to teamwork climate scale (58.9) and perception of management (38%). The stress recognition scale had significant correlations with each of the other scales. Reliability of the questionnaire was high, (α=0.872), and scale reliability ranged from α=0.82 to α=0.908 for the six scales. Chemical splash to eyes, in more than 3 times accident frequencies, had the lowest percentage (1.03%), and exposure to blood or other body fluids, had the highest percentage, (37.11%). There was a significant relationship between exposure to blood or other body fluids and traumatic backache while changing patient’s positions with safety attitude (P<0.05). With regard to the relationship between safety attitude and occupational accidents, managers, by increasing their awareness of safety knowledge, improved incentive system, collaborative management, employee safety and dealing with occupational stress and finding the effective causes of patient safety can develop employees' attitude to safety.

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