Beta
213641

Assessment Knowledge and Practices of Nurses & Technicians regarding Radiation Hazard and its Safety Measure at Main Assuit University Hospital.

Article

Last updated: 24 Dec 2024

Subjects

-

Tags

-

Abstract

Background: Radiation is a health danger in the work setting and in the whole environment. The exposure to ionizing radiation increases causing potential health hazards for patients and staff. Compliance with using healthcare and safety guidelines may help reduce the incidence of health-related hazards sequences. Aim of the study: Assess knowledge, practice and use the safety measures of nurses and technicians regarding radiation hazards. Research design: Description Cross sectional research design was used. Setting: It was conducted in Main Assuit University hospital. Sample: Random 105 nurses and technicians. Tools: Two tools was used, self-administrative questionnaire and observation check list. Result: 83.8% of nurses and technicians had poor knowledge and 68.6 % of them had poor practice regarding radiation hazards and its safety measures Conclusion: The majority of the nurses and technicians had poor knowledge regarding radiation hazards while more than two thirds of them having poor score of practice. Recommendations: Health educational program for nurses and technicians to improve their knowledge and practice about occupational hazard of radiation and preventive measure

DOI

10.21608/asnj.2022.105511.1264

Keywords

Radiation, safety measure, Knowledge & Practice

Authors

First Name

Manal

Last Name

Ahmed

MiddleName

S

Affiliation

Nursing Specialist in Nursing Technical Institution for Boys At Assiut, Egypt

Email

manalsahmed0@gmail.com

City

Assiut

Orcid

-

First Name

Hoda

Last Name

Fahmy

MiddleName

D.

Affiliation

Professor of Community Health Nursing Faculty of Nursing, Assuit University, Egypt

Email

-

City

-

Orcid

-

First Name

Soad

Last Name

Sharkawy

MiddleName

A.

Affiliation

Professor of Community Health Nursing Faculty of Nursing, Assuit University, Egypt

Email

-

City

-

Orcid

-

Volume

9

Article Issue

27

Related Issue

28524

Issue Date

2021-12-01

Receive Date

2021-11-19

Publish Date

2021-12-01

Page Start

125

Page End

134

Print ISSN

2314-8845

Online ISSN

2682-3799

Link

https://asnj.journals.ekb.eg/article_213641.html

Detail API

https://asnj.journals.ekb.eg/service?article_code=213641

Order

13

Type

Original Article

Type Code

1,040

Publication Type

Journal

Publication Title

Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal

Publication Link

https://asnj.journals.ekb.eg/

MainTitle

Assessment Knowledge and Practices of Nurses & Technicians regarding Radiation Hazard and its Safety Measure at Main Assuit University Hospital.

Details

Type

Article

Created At

22 Jan 2023