Journal of East-West Nursing Research (동서간호학연구지)

East-west Nursing Research Institute, Kyung Hee University (경희대학교 동서간호학연구소)
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The Correlation between Occupational Injuries and Safety Climate among Operating Room Nurses

수술실 간호사의 직업적 손상 경험 현황과 안전 분위기의 상관관계

  • Ahn, You Mi (Department of Nursing, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Kim, Ju Hee (College of Nursing Science, Kyung Hee University)
  • 안유미 (경희대학교 대학원 간호학과) ;
  • 김주희 (경희대학교 간호과학대학)
  • Received : 2024.01.22
  • Accepted : 2024.05.18
  • Published : 2024.05.31
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Abstract

Purpose: This study aimed to examine the occupational injuries experienced by operating room nurses and investigate the relationship between these injuries and safety climate. Methods: The study involved 198 operating room nurses working in general and tertiary hospitals with more than 300 beds. Results: Among the four sub-factors of occupational injuries experienced by operating room nurses, risks due to ergonomic hazards were the most prevalent and those due to physical hazards were the least. The scores related to occupational injury showed a significantly negative correlation with the safety climate. Conclusions: The findings indicate that higher operating room nurses' awareness of the safety climate is associated with lower rates of occupational injury. Therefore, organizational efforts and interventions are imperative to improve the safety climate within hospitals. Additionally, in order to investigate the safety of operating room nurses more in-depth, it is necessary to expand not only the sample size but also the geographic scope.

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