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Prevention of occupational injuries and accidents: A social capital perspective
Author(s) -
Hafeez Hira,
Abdullah Muhammad Ibrahim,
Riaz Amir,
Shafique Imran
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
nursing inquiry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.66
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1440-1800
pISSN - 1320-7881
DOI - 10.1111/nin.12354
Subject(s) - social capital , accidental , health care , perspective (graphical) , nursing , occupational safety and health , public relations , occupational health nursing , capital (architecture) , qualitative research , psychology , business , medicine , sociology , political science , health policy , economic growth , economics , public health , social science , physics , archaeology , pathology , artificial intelligence , computer science , acoustics , history
Prior research has consistently established the pragmatic nature of literature regarding occupational injuries and accidental happenings faced by nursing professionals. However, current realities require a subjective approach to identify preventative measures that could influence occupational health and safety in healthcare sectors. A qualitative design followed a descriptive approach to assess unbiased opinions towards occupational obstructions that lead to accidental happenings. This study used the social capital framework in particular as a support resource to eliminate its detrimental effects on nurse's capacity to serve their patients. The findings extended the fundamental understanding of social capital from social ties to workplace and personal ties as potential mechanisms of support. Healthcare organizations need to redefine their control policies to provide the ultimate support to their care agents. A social capital model offers nursing practitioners and nursing managers an approach for building evidence‐based policies with implications for nurse's safety, education and training.