THE USE OF INDIVIDUAL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT AMONG THE NURSING STAFF OF A PUBLIC HOSPITAL

Authors

  • Nathanye Crystal Stanganelli
  • Renata Perfeito Ribeiro
  • Caroline Vieira Claudio Universidade Estadual de Londrina
  • Júlia Trevisan Martins
  • Patricia Helena Vivan Ribeiro
  • Benedita Gonçalves de Assis Ribeiro Ribeiro

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v20i2.40118

Keywords:

Occupational Health, Occupational Risks, Accident Prevention, Protective Devices, Nursing, team.

Abstract

The objective was to identify the use of
personal protection equipment by nursing workers
during procedures which expose them to biological
fluids. It was observational, descriptive and transversal
research, with a quantitative approach, undertaken in a
public hospital in the state of Paraná, in January – May
2014, using nonparticipant and intentional observation
of 201 procedures through the use of a checklist. It was
ascertained that, in the Surgical Center, procedure gloves
(97%) obtained the greatest adherence, but that closed
shoes and eye protection were not used on any occasion.
In the Central Sterile Services Department, no worker
used the procedure gloves, either rubber or heat-resistant,
although the surgical mask (44.4%) had the greatest
adherence in the cleaning room. In the Intensive Care Units
and Emergency Room, the procedure gloves were used
(100%), although adherence to the eye protection was low
(0.86%). The nursing staff did not use all the equipment
stipulated by legislation during their activities.

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Published

2015-06-28

How to Cite

Stanganelli, N. C., Ribeiro, R. P., Claudio, C. V., Martins, J. T., Ribeiro, P. H. V., & Ribeiro, B. G. de A. R. (2015). THE USE OF INDIVIDUAL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT AMONG THE NURSING STAFF OF A PUBLIC HOSPITAL. Cogitare Enfermagem, 20(2). https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v20i2.40118

Issue

Vol. 20 No. 2 (2015)

Section

Research

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