Open AccessExposure to Occupational Health Hazards Among Nursing and Midwifery Students During Clinical Practice
Author(s) -
Teka Gezehy Amare,
Tizita Tariku Tesfaye,
Berhe Girmay,
Teklehaimanot Tesfay Gebreagziabher
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
risk management and healthcare policy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.828
H-Index - 22
ISSN - 1179-1594
DOI - 10.2147/rmhp.s280555
Subject(s) - psychosocial , medicine , nursing , physical hazard , hazard , occupational safety and health , health care , cross sectional study , health hazard , family medicine , environmental health , psychiatry , chemistry , organic chemistry , pathology , economics , economic growth
Health professionals are challenged with physical, chemical, and psychological hazards. The major areas in which nurses perform hazardous tasks were are injection, cleaning, patient care, bed making, cleaning and dressing of wounds, medication administration, and performing operations. During performing these activities, healthcare providers are exposed to many types of occupational hazards. So, there is a dearth of information on the prevalence of occupational hazards among nursing and midwifery students in this study area.