Profile accidents involving nurses in the Intensive Care environment

Authors

  • Ana Elza Oliveira de Mendonça Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte - UFRN
  • Anna Vanessa Tavares de Oliveira Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte - UFRN
  • Vinicius Lino de Souza Neto Universidade Federal de Campina Grande UFCG
  • Richardson Augusto Rosendo da Silva Universidade Federal de Campina Grande - UFCG
DOI: https://doi.org/10.6018/eglobal.14.3.201861
Keywords: Occupational Risks, Accidents, Occupational, Nursing

Abstract

Descriptive, transversal study with a quantitative approach, aimed at identifying sociodemographic characteristics and profile of work accidents among 45 nurses of ICU. The data revealed a predominance of females (80%) in the age range 29-39 years (51.1%), average 34.6 years (± 8.1), 64.4% of workers were married, 66.7% were nursing technicians and exercised its functions in night shift (48.9%). The profile of the accidents showed that the injured body part with the fingers were more frequently (35.6%), the recapping of the needle trigger (48.8%). It is concluded that nurses were exposed to occupational hazards, and the profile of accidents related to handling perforating and cutting materials. These findings reinforce the need and offer subsidies for training programs for nursing staff to be deployed.

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Author Biographies

Ana Elza Oliveira de Mendonça, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte - UFRN

Enfermeira. Doutoranda em Ciências da Saúde CCS/UFRN, Mestre em Enfermagem pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande – UFRN. Especialista em Nefrologia pela Universidade Federal de São Paulo – UNIFESP e em Enfermagem em Terapia Intensiva pela FELM/RJ. Professora do curso de Enfermagem do Centro Universitário de Ciências Cultura e Extensão do RN e da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte – UFRN. Ciências da Saúde/Enfermagem.

Anna Vanessa Tavares de Oliveira, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte - UFRN

Estudante do Curso Graduação em Medicina da UFRN.Ciências da Saúde/Medicina

Vinicius Lino de Souza Neto, Universidade Federal de Campina Grande UFCG

Enfermeiro.Graduado pela Universidade Federal de Campina Grande - UFCG/ Membro do Grupo de estudo e pesquisa em Epidemiologia e Saúde Coletiva – GPESC/UFCG. Membro do grupo de estudo e pesquisa PAESE – UFRN/ Membro do grupo de estudo e pesquisa A análise e desempenho das políticas públicas - UFPB. Ciências da Saúde/Enfermagem

Richardson Augusto Rosendo da Silva, Universidade Federal de Campina Grande - UFCG

Enfermeiro. Doutorado e Mestrado em Ciências da Saúde pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte – UFRN. Professor Adjunto II do Departamento de Enfermagem da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN). Vice lider do Grupo de Pesquisa Práticas Assistenciais e Epidemiológicas em Saúde e Enfermagem. Ciências da Saúde/Enfermagem
Published
01-07-2015
How to Cite
[1]
Oliveira de Mendonça, A.E. et al. 2015. Profile accidents involving nurses in the Intensive Care environment. Global Nursing. 14, 3 (Jul. 2015), 193–218. DOI:https://doi.org/10.6018/eglobal.14.3.201861.
Issue
Vol. 14 No. 3 (2015): #39 - Julio
Section
Administración-Gestión-Calidad

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