Occupational Health and Safety Hazards Experienced by Healthcare Workers at Two Hospitals in Suyani, Bono Region, Ghana

INTRODUCTION Occupational safety and health (OSH) is generally the anticipation, recognition, evaluation, and control of hazards arising in or from the workplace. The study sought to assess and evaluate occupational health and safety hazards experienced among health workers in the Bono region of Ghana. METHODOLOGY The study was descriptive cross-sectional quantitative study. Data was from two hundred (200) health workers and was analyzed using the binary logistic regression analysis. RESULTS The findings from the study show that risk factors associated with biological hazards were clinical staff [OR = 2.487 (1.146 - 5.397), p = 0.021], poor maintenance of hospital items [OR = 0.446 (0.240 - 0.831), p = 0.011], assault (verbal) abuse [OR = 2.581 (1.317 - 5.059), p = 0.006] and extreme pressure from work [OR = 2.975 (1.519 - 5.829), p = 0.001]. Non-biological hazards were associated with being single [OR = 0.499 (0.263 - 0.947), p = 0.034], being verbally assaulted [OR = 3.581 (1.865 - 6.876), p CONCLUSION Risk factors related with biological hazards include poor maintenance of hospital items and extreme pressure from work whereas non-biological hazards were associated with being single, being verbally assaulted. Clinical healthcare providers are more vulnerable to occupational health and safety hazards. The study recommends the provision of strategic policies to promote and protect the workers’ health based on the development of the epidemiological profile of health, needs to be readjusted and strengthened.

Addressing Nursing Safety Hazards and Mitigation Strategies for Elderly Endocrinology Patients in Hospital Care

Objective:To investigate the safety hazards in nursing and explore mitigation strategies for elderly patients in the endocrinology department.Methods:A total of 240 bedridden elderly patients from February 2021 to January 2023 were recruited and divided into two groups using the random number table method.The control group(n=120)received conventional nursing care,and the observation group(n=120)received personalized nursing care.Patients’quality of life,the incidence rate of pressure sores,and patient satisfaction with nursing care were observed and analyzed.Results:The incidence of pressure ulcers in the observation group was significantly lower at 17.50%compared to 30.00%in the control group(P<0.05).Quality of life in the observation group was significantly higher than that in the control group(P<0.05).The satisfaction rate in the observation group was significantly higher at 93.33%compared to 84.17%in the control group(P<0.05).Conclusion:These findings emphasize that only through the implementation of scientific and rational nursing measures can effectively reduce nursing risks,enhance therapeutic outcomes,and improve the quality of life for elderly patients.

Observation on the Application Effect of Targeted Infusion Safety Nursing in Inpatients with Cancer

Objective:To study the clinical effect of targeted infusion safety nursing during infusion of inpatients with cancer.Methods:From January 1,2020,to January 1,2023,a total of 6,614 infusion patients were treated in The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University,and 300 inpatients with cancer were selected as the research objects and randomly divided into the observation group and the control group,with 150 patients in each group.The control group received routine infusion nursing,and the observation group received targeted infusion safety nursing.The targeted infusion safety nursing was judged by comparing the nursing quality assessment,incidence of adverse events,patient compliance,and patients’mastery of infusion knowledge between the two groups.clinical effect.Results:After the targeted infusion safety nursing was given to the patients in the observation group,the patients in this group recognized the nursing quality,and the statistical score was higher than that in the control group;the incidence of adverse events in the observation group was lower than that in the control group.The compliance of the observation group was higher than that of the control group.The mastery of health knowledge in the observation group was also higher than that in the control group and the difference was statistically significant(P<0.02).Conclusion:After implementing targeted infusion safety nursing for inpatients with cancer,it can effectively prevent the occurrence of adverse events,improve patient compliance,and increase the mastery of relevant knowledge of patients.

Co-word clustering analysis for nursing safety management research focuses by PubMed

Objective： To analyze hot research areas and the present research status of nursing safety management in PubMed. Methods： PubMed was searched using ＂safety management＂ for the literature on nursing safety management. BICOMB 2.0 and SPSS 20.0 software were used to analyze high-frequency keywords and conduct co-word clustering analysis. Results： We searched for totally 2353 articles related to our topic and extracted 19 high-frequency keywords （27.50%）. Five research focuses were concluded, including： study on nursing safety culture; team work to promote nursing safety; practice of nursing safety management; workplace violence against nursing staffs; nursing safety and quality evaluation standard. Conclusion： Analysis of the hotspots of nursing safety management in the past 10 years will contribute to understanding the research emphases and trend of development, and provide reference for the study and practice of nursing safety management.

Explore the Practice and Application of Nursing Safety and Quality Management

Objective： Explore the practice and application of safety care management and quality management at work. Methods： Establish and improve the nursing management system, safety assurance and quality improvement through the development of clinical nursing assessment standards, supervision, inspection and evaluation of the hospital based nursing quality management to ensure the compliance of the basic quality indicators; raised the nursing quality,to improve with the basic pattern, we prefer both the long and short-term goals, implement and guide the nursing quality, to improve project implementation, quality management training and assessment. Results： Through the implementation of the management of nursing safety and nursing quality, hospital comprehensive nursing quality and service satisfaction has increased significantly. Conclusion： Implementation of nursing safety management and nursing quality management, which ensure the nursing quality of hospital-wide surveillance, improvement and implementation of nursing quality and service satisfaction improved to play a positive role in promoting. Through increased management, nursing quality management more standardized and institutionalized procedures, and enhanced the quality of nurses＇ awareness and sense of competition, play an enhanced role in the promotion of the service concept of ＂patient-centered＂, improve the nursing comprehensive quality, and create a safe and comfortable medical and rehabilitation environment.

Application effect of nursing safety education in practical nursing students: a systematic evaluation

Objective To evaluate the effects of nursing safety education in nursing interns.Methods We searched databases such as CNKI,Wanfang,VIP,PubMed,Web of Science,Cochrane library and Embase for randomized controlled tri-als.Endnote software was used for literature screening and duplication review,and RevMan5.3 software was used for data consolidation analysis.Results A total of 12 RCTs were included and the object of study of 1046 people,The result of Meta analysis showed that there were significant differences between nursing safety education group and traditional teaching group in nursing students’theoretical examination scores[SMD=2.80,95%CI(2.06,3.54),P<0.01],operational scores[SMD=2.73,95%CI(2.12,3.33),P<0.01]and nursing safety assessment(nursing safety assessment scores,nursing safety ability and safety consciousness)[SMD=4.74,95%CI(3.33,6.14),P<0.01].Conclusion It is of great significance for colleges and teaching hospitals to carry out nursing safety education for nursing students,which is helpful to improve their safety culture knowledge and safety protection consciousness,and effectively reduce the occurrence of adverse nursing events.

The Influence of Nursing Safety Management on the Quality of Hemopurification Nursing

Objective:To study the influence of nursing safety management on the quality of hemopurification nursing.Methods:Fifty-six patients who underwent hemopurification in our hospital from October 2019 to October 2020 were selected and randomly divided into research group(n=28)and control group(n=28),control group patients adopt routine nursing mode,research group patient take nursing safety management mode.Then compare the nursing quality score,the occurrence of adverse events and nursing satisfaction of patients in the two groups after different nursing modes.Results:The service attitude,doctor-patient relationship,medical environment and professional skill scores of the research group were significantly higher than those of the control group(P<0.05),the incidence of adverse events in the research group was significantly lower than that of the control group(P<0.05),and the satisfaction of the patients in the research group was significantly higher than that of the control group(P<0.05).Conclusion:The application of nursing safety management in hemopurification can effectively improve the quality of nursing,reduce the occurrence of adverse events,and improve the patient's nursing satisfaction,the effect is significant and suitable for promotion.

Application of Whole-Process Management in Day Surgery for Endometrial Polyp

Objective:To explore the effect of whole-process management model in nursing management of endometrial polyp day surgery.Methods:266 patients that underwent endometrial polyp day surgery from January to December 2022 were selected for this study,and they were separated into an observation group(131 patients)and a control group(135 patients);the clinical data of the two groups were compared.Results:After intervention,the scores of Hamilton Anxiety Scale(HAM-A)of the patients in the observation group were lower than those in the control group(P<0.05).The rate of postoperative complications in the observation group was lower than that in the control group(P<0.05),and the satisfaction degree of the patients in the observation group was higher than that in the control group(P<0.05).Conclusion:The application of the whole-course management model in endometrial polyp day surgery can alleviate patients’anxiety,ensure the quality and safety of day surgery nursing,and improve patients’satisfaction.