An Investigation of the Impact of Operating Room Occupational Hazards on Intraoperative Nurses
Gao, Jingke (2011)
Gao, Jingke
Jyväskylän ammattikorkeakoulu
2011
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2011121318167
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2011121318167
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The aim of this bachelor thesis was to investigate the impact of occupational hazards of operating room working environment on intraoperative nurses in Central Finland Central Hospital, Jyväskylä, Finland. The purpose of this study was to raise intraoperative nurses' awareness of occupational hazards and sense of self-protection in surgical working environment and to make nurse administrators to realize how to minimize the risk factors and provide an optimal working environment for intraoperative nurses.
The study was conducted by a standardized scales questionnaire. It was distributed by the author to the participants in paper copies in May 2011. The questionnaires were sent to 69 scrubbing and circulating nurses and 62 anesthesia nurses who are first-line workers in the surgery unit of central Finland central hospital. The valid response rate was 45.8% (n=60). And the data was analyzed during summer 2011.
The results of the study showed that, the subject group was significantly affected by various occupational hazards of operating room, especially from perspectives of ergonomic factors and chemical factors; Meanwhile, the prevalence of different work-related illness among the group was also high, and the most popular ones were concerning muscular-skeletal disorders and dermatological problems, yet the psychological health of this group was fairly positive. Furthermore, relevant protective measures should be taken by the hospital to ensure an optimal working environment for OR nurses are able to work under least occupational hazards and work-related illnesses.
The results of this study may not be generalized as a model for all the OR settings since the quantity of participants were still limited to reach the universality. Yet, the study had meaningful value for the subject organization and future researchers.
The study was conducted by a standardized scales questionnaire. It was distributed by the author to the participants in paper copies in May 2011. The questionnaires were sent to 69 scrubbing and circulating nurses and 62 anesthesia nurses who are first-line workers in the surgery unit of central Finland central hospital. The valid response rate was 45.8% (n=60). And the data was analyzed during summer 2011.
The results of the study showed that, the subject group was significantly affected by various occupational hazards of operating room, especially from perspectives of ergonomic factors and chemical factors; Meanwhile, the prevalence of different work-related illness among the group was also high, and the most popular ones were concerning muscular-skeletal disorders and dermatological problems, yet the psychological health of this group was fairly positive. Furthermore, relevant protective measures should be taken by the hospital to ensure an optimal working environment for OR nurses are able to work under least occupational hazards and work-related illnesses.
The results of this study may not be generalized as a model for all the OR settings since the quantity of participants were still limited to reach the universality. Yet, the study had meaningful value for the subject organization and future researchers.