Investigation of occupational exposures of probationer nurses and countermeasures

OBJECTIVE To understand the risk factors for occupational exposures and the protective knowledge of the probationer nurses and formulate the protection measures for occupational exposures so as to improve the protection awareness and the occupational safety of the probationer nurses.METHODS A total of 125 probationer nurses in the hospital were surveyed with self-designed questionnaire.RESULTS Of 125 probationer nurses investigated,the total exposure rate was 45.60%,and 18.40% of the total exposures occurred during the third and forth month of practice session.The patients exposed to the blood accounted for 42.11%,while the patients exposed to unknown source exposure accounted for 22.81%.The onsite correct treatment rate,the report rate in accordance with procedures,and implementation rate of prevention measures were respectively 35.09%,26.32%,and 35.09% for the identified blood-borne source,while they were 15.79%,0 and 0 for the unknown blood-borne sources,and were 14.04%,0 and 0 for the patients without being exposed to blood-borne sources.The incidence of the occupational exposure was higher in the patients with blood-borne infection sources than both the patients without blood-borne infection sources and the patients with unknown blood-borne infection sources,the difference was statistically significant(P0.05).CONCLUSION Only by enhancing the supervision of probationer nurses in the practice phase and quality of the teachers,strengthening the education of occupational exposure protection,standardizing operating procedures,improving the protective consciousness of occupational exposure protection of the teachers and students can we effectively reduce or avoid the hazards of the occupational exposures of the probationer nurses.