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Effect of Radiotherapy Safety Protocol on Protective Measures Practices for Oncology Nurses

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Last updated: 04 Jan 2025

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Medical Surgical Nursing

Abstract

Background: Increased exposure to ionizing radiation exposes nurses and patients to health risks. Adhering to safety precautions can help lower the risk of health-related incidents. Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of radiotherapy safety protocol on protective measures practices for oncology nurses. Study design:  The current study employed a quasi-experimental research approach, specifically a one-group pretest-posttest design. Setting: This study was conducted at Oncology and Nuclear Medicine at Mansoura Hospital and Damietta Cancer Institute. Subjects:  A convenient sample of available nurses working in previously mentioned settings (60) nurses. Tool: Two tools used for data collection: the Workplace Observation Checklist and the Nurses' Observational Checklist. Results: Most areas for improvement were wearing protective measures such as Thyroid shield, personnel monitoring devices ranged from (20,0%), (10,0%) respectively to (90,0%) and reporting of hazards that may occur from radiation such as cancer and blood changes ranged from (48.3%), (60,0%) respectively to (100%) post protocol implementation. Conclusion: Nurses' levels of protective measures practices for radiotherapy had improved after the implementation of the safety protocol. Recommendations: Training sessions are required to improve staff safety practices and ensure good performance.

DOI

10.21608/pssjn.2024.282189.1300

Keywords

Radiotherapy Safety Protocol, Oncology nurses, Protective Practices

Authors

First Name

Amal

Last Name

Amer

MiddleName

Moustafa Mohamed Ahm

Affiliation

Teacher at Technical Secondary School for Nursing

Email

moustafa-amer@du.edu.eg

City

El-Manzala

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First Name

Sheren

Last Name

Eltahery

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Affiliation

Faculty of Nursing, Port said University

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shereneltahry@gmail.com

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First Name

Amal

Last Name

Bakr

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-

Affiliation

medical surgical department, faculty of nursing, port said university

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amelsarwat@yahoo.com

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Volume

11

Article Issue

2

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48277

Issue Date

2024-06-01

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2024-04-21

Publish Date

2024-06-30

Page Start

51

Page End

71

Print ISSN

2356-8658

Online ISSN

2682-3241

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866

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Port Said Scientific Journal of Nursing

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https://pssjn.journals.ekb.eg/

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Effect of Radiotherapy Safety Protocol on Protective Measures Practices for Oncology Nurses

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24 Dec 2024