Riesgos laborales del personal de Enfermería del Hospital Homero Castanier Crespo Azogues, 2016

Abstract

Background Health and work are two fundamental aspects in our life are united and influence each other, work allows the growth of man, as well as can cause illness and death under certain circumstances. Occupational exposure for nurses is diverse and includes: biological agents, chemicals, incompatibilities and ergonomic, environmental and physical conditions. The nature of the work demands a high manipulation of short-piercing materials, as well as potentially infectious organic liquids capable of transmitting diseases such as hepatitis B, C and HIV. (1) The knowledge of the occupational risk factors to which the nursing staff is exposed is the basic pillar in making appropriate decisions for prevention, in a way that transcends healthy and safe work that supports physical, mental and physical well-being. Social work of the Nursing staff who works at the "Homero Castanier Crespo" hospital in the city of Azogues. (2) General objective Identify the occupational hazards of the nursing staff of the "Homero Castanier Crespo" hospital in the city of Azogues, 2016. Methodology A quantitative, descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out in a finite universe consisting of 201 people, Nurses and Nursing Assistants who work in the "Homero Castanier Crespo" hospital during the period February-April 2016. For the collection of the information, a form was structured and validated by the researchers. Subsequently, an analysis was performed to identify the risk factors using the SPSS version 20.0 program. Results: In the research carried out, 95% of the nurses were women. In terms of education, 48.3% of the nurses were nurses, 39.2% had attended the secondary level, 9.1% were in the fourth level, and 4% were auxiliaries Of nursing, according to years of experience, 29.5% under 5 years, 23.) over 21 years, 23.3% between 6 and 10 years, 6.3% between 16 and 2 years according to the working day 80.1 % 15 users in full time work 11.9% part time, 8% average according to the risks that are most exposed 22.2% have suffered punctures with contaminated material, 1.1% falls and 6.8% injuries according to compliance with the measures Of protection of the risks 73.3% considers that if it is fulfilled 26.7% considers that the measures of protection of the risks are not fulfilled. Conclusion: Despite the fact that nurses use garments and protective measures, they suffer accidents during their working day