Occupational risk perception of nursing students, affecting factors and their association with occupational accidents: A crosssectional, multicenter study

Abstract

Aim: Occupational risks by leading to accidents and diseases can adversely affect the health of nursing students and can cause serious injuries. Therefore, students are expected to be aware of these risks in order to be aware of occupational accidents or diseases and take precautions. This study was aimed to evaluate the occupational risk perception of nursing students and the factors affecting it and their association with occupational accidents. Material and Methods: Study was carried out with 728 nursing students in six universities. The data were collected using “Data Gathering Form” prepared by researchers and “Occupational Risk Perception Scale (ORPS)”. Results: The mean age was 20.8±1.65 (min.18-max.35) years and the majority (82.0%) of the participants were females. Clinical practice areas were defined as high risk areas by the 65.1% of the students. Number of the students encountered any health threatening occupational accidents in clinical practice was 223 (30.6%). ORPS score was significantly higher in women, health vocational high school graduates, students with previos occupational health and safety training and students those who encountered occupational accidents before (p <0.05). The ORPS scores of the students included in the study were found to be high (71.8±11.27; min.17-max.85). Conclusions: ORPS score was found to be affected by gender, health vocational high school graduation, occupational health and safety training, and previous occupational accidents. Experiencing occupational accident during clinical practices was found to be the most striking factor in nursing students' perception of occupational risk.

Keywords

• Occupational risk perception
• nursing students
• occupational accident

Hemşirelik öğrencilerinin mesleki risk algısı, etkileyen faktörler ve mesleki kazalar ile ilişkisi: Kesitsel, çok merkezli bir çalışma

Abstract

Amaç: Mesleki riskler kazalara ve hastalıklara yol açarak hemşirelik öğrencilerinin sağlığını olumsuz etkileyebilir ve ciddi yaralanmalara neden olabilir. Bu nedenle öğrencilerinin mesleki kazalar veya meslek hastalıklarının farkında olmaları ve önlem alabilmeleri için bu risklerin farkında olmaları beklenmektedir. Bu çalışmanın amacı, hemşirelik öğrencilerinin mesleki risk algılarını, etkileyen faktörleri ve bunun mesleki kazalar ile ilişkisini değerlendirmektir. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Çalışma altı üniversitede 728 hemşirelik öğrencisi ile gerçekleştirildi. Veriler, araştırmacılar tarafından hazırlanan “Veri Toplama Formu” ve “Mesleki Risk Algısı Ölçeği (MRAÖ)” kullanılarak toplanmıştır. Bulgular: Ortalama yaş 20,8±1,65 (en az 18-en fazla 35) yıl olup, katılımcıların çoğunluğu (%82,0) kadındı. Klinik uygulama alanları, öğrencilerin %65,1'i tarafından yüksek riskli alanlar olarak tanımlandı. Klinik uygulamada sağlığı tehdit eden herhangi bir mesleki kaza ile karşılaşan öğrenci sayısı 223'tü (%30,6). MRAÖ puanı kadınlarda, sağlık meslek lisesi mezunlarında, daha önce iş sağlığı ve güvenliği eğitimi almış öğrencilerde ve daha önce mesleki kaza geçirmiş öğrencilerde anlamlı olarak daha yüksekti (p<0.05). Araştırmaya dahil edilen öğrencilerin MRAÖ puanları yüksek bulundu (71,8±11,27; en az 17-en çok 85). Sonuç: MRAÖ puanının cinsiyet, sağlık meslek lisesi mezuniyeti, iş sağlığı ve güvenliği eğitimi ve geçirilmiş mesleki kazalardan etkilendiği bulundu. Hemşirelik öğrencilerinin mesleki risk algılarında klinik uygulamalar sırasında mesleki kaza yaşamanın en çarpıcı faktör olduğu saptandı.

Keywords

• Mesleki risk algısı
• hemşirelik öğrencileri
• mesleki kaza

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