Study of Occupational Health Hazards for Nursing Staff at Al-Hashimiyah General Hospital in Babylon Governorate AL-Khaykanee Waleed Kareem1, Khaleel Muna Abdul Wahab1,* 1Community Health Nursing Department College of Nursing, University of Babylon, Iraq *Corresponding author: Waleed Kareem, AL-Khaykanee. Community Health Nursing Department, College of Nursing, University of Babylon, Iraq
Online published on 2 February, 2019. Abstract The nature of the nursing work environment, responsibilities and duties, nursing is a uniquely hazardous occupation, nurses and health care. Analytic cross-sectional study was conducted throughout the present study to determine the types of work related health hazards among nursing staff due to their work exposure for nursing staff at AL-Hashimiyah General Hospital In Babylon Governorate from September 2017 to September 2018. Quantitative research design was utilized to conduct this study. Non-probability “purposive” sample of (228) nurses who are working in Al-Hashimiyah General Hospital were included in the present study. Data was collected by distributing the Arabic version of the questionnaire that was created and by means of direct with each nurse included in the present study. The data collection process started from (12) March 2018 to (30) April 2018. Findings of the study found that the higher hazard score and rate was found with psychological hazard (21.78%) followed by physical hazards (17.94%) and them chemical hazards (14.47%). Top Keywords Occupational Health Hazards, Nursing Staff, and Al-Hashimiyah General Hospital. Top |