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

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...

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Main Authors: Rahime Atakoğlu Yılmaz, Meryem Yıldız Ayvaz, Tuğba Yeni, Elif Bülbül, Sevda Efil, Sevda Türen
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Language:English
Published: Rabia Yılmaz 2022-11-01
Series:Journal of Contemporary Medicine
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Online Access:https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/2582750
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author Rahime Atakoğlu Yılmaz
Meryem Yıldız Ayvaz
Tuğba Yeni
Elif Bülbül
Sevda Efil
Sevda Türen
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Meryem Yıldız Ayvaz
Tuğba Yeni
Elif Bülbül
Sevda Efil
Sevda Türen
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description 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
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spelling doaj.art-318dd59de28748e58f30c8e34dbbf6782023-03-24T19:43:21ZengRabia YılmazJournal of Contemporary Medicine2667-71802022-11-0112692392910.16899/jcm.11586381809Occupational risk perception of nursing students, affecting factors and their association with occupational accidents: A crosssectional, multicenter studyRahime Atakoğlu Yılmaz0Meryem Yıldız Ayvaz1Tuğba Yeni2Elif Bülbül3Sevda Efil4Sevda Türen5İSTANBUL KÜLTÜR ÜNİVERSİTESİ, SAĞLIK BİLİMLERİ FAKÜLTESİ, HEMŞİRELİK BÖLÜMÜİSTANBUL KENT ÜNİVERSİTESİ, SAĞLIK BİLİMLERİ FAKÜLTESİ, HEMŞİRELİK BÖLÜMÜİSTANBUL BİLGİ ÜNİVERSİTESİ, SAĞLIK BİLİMLERİ FAKÜLTESİ, HEMŞİRELİK BÖLÜMÜSAĞLIK BİLİMLERİ ÜNİVERSİTESİ, HAMİDİYE HEMŞİRELİK FAKÜLTESİ, HEMŞİRELİK BÖLÜMÜ, İÇ HASTALIKLARI HEMŞİRELİĞİ ANABİLİM DALIÇANAKKALE ONSEKİZ MART ÜNİVERSİTESİ, SAĞLIK BİLİMLERİ FAKÜLTESİ, HEMŞİRELİK BÖLÜMÜİSTANBUL KÜLTÜR ÜNİVERSİTESİ, SAĞLIK BİLİMLERİ FAKÜLTESİ, HEMŞİRELİK BÖLÜMÜAim: 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 (phttps://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/2582750mesleki risk algısıhemşirelik öğrencilerimesleki kazaoccupational risk perceptionnursing studentsoccupational accident
spellingShingle Rahime Atakoğlu Yılmaz
Meryem Yıldız Ayvaz
Tuğba Yeni
Elif Bülbül
Sevda Efil
Sevda Türen
Occupational risk perception of nursing students, affecting factors and their association with occupational accidents: A crosssectional, multicenter study
Journal of Contemporary Medicine
mesleki risk algısı
hemşirelik öğrencileri
mesleki kaza
occupational risk perception
nursing students
occupational accident
title Occupational risk perception of nursing students, affecting factors and their association with occupational accidents: A crosssectional, multicenter study
title_full Occupational risk perception of nursing students, affecting factors and their association with occupational accidents: A crosssectional, multicenter study
title_fullStr Occupational risk perception of nursing students, affecting factors and their association with occupational accidents: A crosssectional, multicenter study
title_full_unstemmed Occupational risk perception of nursing students, affecting factors and their association with occupational accidents: A crosssectional, multicenter study
title_short Occupational risk perception of nursing students, affecting factors and their association with occupational accidents: A crosssectional, multicenter study
title_sort occupational risk perception of nursing students affecting factors and their association with occupational accidents a crosssectional multicenter study
topic mesleki risk algısı
hemşirelik öğrencileri
mesleki kaza
occupational risk perception
nursing students
occupational accident
url https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/2582750
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