Health Related Risks of Nursing Practice at Effia-Nkwanta Regional Hospital, Sekondi
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2012-06-19
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Abstract
The health risk faced by nurses working at the Effia Nkwanta Regional Hospital was
evaluated amongst 140 nurses using a descriptive study. The questionnaire, examined the
risks they were exposed to, the root causes, adequacy of control measures in place,
appreciation of safety at work and health conditions suffered from work. Results show that
most (88.6%) of the nurses at Effia Nkwanta hospital were below 50 years, 41.4% were
professional nurses and 39% had more than 5 years of professional experience. Results
indicated that factors contributing to risk at the hospital included pressure at work due to staff
shortage (44.3%) and poor working environment (52.9%). Repetitive strain (80.7%), extreme
pressure at work (73.8%), theft (36.4%), needle/sharp objects exposure (60.7%), contagious
pathogenic agents (35%), unclean working environment (42.1%) and heat (37.9%) were some
of the occupational risks nurses were exposed to. There were high incidence of fatigue
(57.1%), infections (27.9%), musculoskeletal injuries (48.6%) and assault (38.6%). This
study will help management to tackle the key risks to nurses at the hospital for their
protection leading to a healthy nursing workforce.
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A Thesis submitted to the Department of Theoretical and Applied Biology,
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science And Technology
in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree
of Master of Science, June-2012