Work, Violence and Health Safety at Work, In Vlora Regional Hospital over the Year
Journal Title: Nursing & Healthcare International Journal - Year 2020, Vol 4, Issue 3
Abstract
Introduction: Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social and not merely the absence of disease or physical strength without the body. Work and health are closely related to each other. There is the fact that work can damage health. Hospital employees, especially nursing staff, are exposed to a number of risks, such as physical agents, chemicals, body postures, violence. The effects of violence can be physical or psychological. The Purpose of the Study: to assess the level of violence in Vlora Regional Hospital, as well as the knowledge that nurses have about the job, their health and safety. Methodology: This is a descriptive analytical study conducted in Vlora Regional Hospital in the period November 2018- December 2019. Data collection is using a self- administered questionnaire was completed by the two departments nurses, nurse of surgery department and urgency. Results: Noted that in the emergency ward nurses are more likely to be part of violent physical acts. Both pavilions have a high rate of verbal violence in the nursing work. Verbal violence is higher than physical violence. Nurses in both pavilions claim to be informed that procedures exist to denounce violence. Discussion: Acts of violence have been increasing month by month. Comparing to 2017-2018 this violence has been increasing. Most nurses in both wards claim to be aware of the fact that there are procedures to report violence.
Authors and Affiliations
Selfo D*
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP746703
- DOI 10.23880/nhij-16000223
- Views 53
- Downloads 0
An Analysis of Theory Practice Gap in Nursing
Nursing is a scientific profession, based on theory and art of care. Learning in clinical field is essential aspect of the nursing course. Exposure to the clinical setting helps the nursing students to gain competency i...
Ethical Issues of Psychiatric Nursing in Japan: A Literature Review
Aim: The aim of this paper is to examine the latest research and literature related to psychiatric nursing in Japan in order to shed light on the ethical challenges that the field currently faces. Methods: A literature...
Assess the Perception about Mental Illness and Help-Seeking Behaviors among Caregivers and Noncaregivers
A community based descriptive survey research design was adopted and a purposive sampling technique was used to select 200 samples. A self-report questionnaire was used to collect the demographic variables, a standardiz...
Nurses Performance Regarding Peripheral Cannulation among Neonate Khartoum State Hospitals (2020-2021)
Background: Peripheral intravenous cannula is most common vascular access device used to administer medication or fluid, cannulation may cause severe damage to small vein if the insertion not proper, therefore it need p...
A Quazi Experimental Study to Develop Knowledge Regarding Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy of Advanced Treatment for Tissue Injury and Infection among Selected B.B.Sc Nursing Students, Mins College, Latur
Hyperbaric medicine, also known as hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT), is the medical use of oxygen at a level higher than pressure, and is defined as a treatment in which a patient breathes 100% oxygen intermittently und...