OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENTS WITH THE NURSING TEAM INVOLVED IN HOSPITAL CARE

Authors

  • Juliana Ladeira Garbaccio Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais
  • Wiliam César Bento Regis Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais
  • Rogério Magalhães Coimbra Silva
  • Wilson Goulart Estêvão Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v20i1.37661

Keywords:

Worker’s health, Occupational risks, Work accidents.

Abstract

This study aimed to describe occupational
accidents in the nursing team of two public hospitals, and
the notification of these. Transversal research was used,
undertaken between March and April 2012, in the city of
Arcos, in the Center-West of Minas Gerais. A structured
questionnaire was applied to nurses, nursing technicians,
and auxiliary nurses. The data were tabulated and analyzed
descriptively and statistically using the Statistical Package for
the Social Sciences software, version 13.0. The repor ting of the
rate of work accidents in the institutions, between 2002 and
2011, was 59.6%, of which 90% were of a biological nature,
and 34% did not repor t the work accident. The youngest age
range (20 – 29 years old/81.8%) and those with less length of
experience (≤5 years/84.2%) reported more accidents. It is
concluded that there is little adherence by the professionals
to the care measures stipulated, it also being verified that
a low percentage of Communication of Work Accidents
forms were filled out, making educational and preventive
interventions necessary in order to minimize accidents.

Author Biographies

Juliana Ladeira Garbaccio, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais

Departamento de Enfermagem - Saúde

Wiliam César Bento Regis, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais

Departamento de Enfermagem - Saúde

Rogério Magalhães Coimbra Silva

Enfermagem - Saúde

Wilson Goulart Estêvão, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais

Enfermagem - Saúde

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Published

2015-03-31

How to Cite

Garbaccio, J. L., Regis, W. C. B., Silva, R. M. C., & Estêvão, W. G. (2015). OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENTS WITH THE NURSING TEAM INVOLVED IN HOSPITAL CARE. Cogitare Enfermagem, 20(1). https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v20i1.37661

Issue

Vol. 20 No. 1 (2015)

Section

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

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