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The Relationship Between Nurses’ Safety Climate in the Operating Room and Occupational Injuries: A Predictive Correlational Study Publisher



Memarbashi E1 ; Mohammadizadeh F2 ; Boroujeny ZA3 ; Lotfi M4, 7 ; Khodayari MT5 ; Nasiri E6 ; Akhuleh OZ4, 7
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  1. 1. Department of Operating room, Ferdows School of Health and Allied Medical Sciences, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran
  2. 2. Department of Anesthesiology& Operating Room, Student research committee, School of Allied Medical sciences, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
  3. 3. Baharloo Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  4. 4. Department of Medical-Surgical Nursing & Operating Room, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
  5. 5. Department of Public Health, School of Allied Medical sciences, Maragheh University of Medical Sciences, Maragheh, Iran
  6. 6. Department of Anesthesiology& Operating Room, School of Allied Medical sciences, Traditional and Complementary Medicine Research Center, Addiction Institute, Mazandaran University of medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
  7. 7. Department of Medical-Surgical Nursing & Operating Room, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran

Source: Perioperative Care and Operating Room Management Published:2021


Abstract

Background: The safety climate of nurses in the operating room (OR), can play a significant role in the preventive management of occupational injuries. Hence, the present study was conducted to determine the relationship between nurses’ safety climate in the operating room and occupational injuries. Methods: This descriptive- correlational study was carried out in 2020 in the OR wards of hospitals of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Iran. The research population was 201 perioperative and anesthesia nurses who participated in the research through stratified random sampling. The data collection tools included a demographic questionnaire, questionnaire of occupational hazards in the OR, and nurses' safety climate questionnaire. The data were analyzed using SPSS 16. Results: In investigating the effect of safety climate on the incidence of occupational injuries in the OR, the results of regression analysis indicated that the effect of safety climate on decreasing occupational injury is significant (P <0.0001); in a way that by increasing the safety climate by one percent, the average incidence of occupational injuries is decreased by 0.348 percent. Conclusion: The findings indicated that the safety climate perceived by the perioperative nurses does not have a favorable condition and has a significant relationship with the incidence of occupational injuries. To prevent injury to nurses and improve the quality of nursing care, the use of individual and organizational interventions to increase the safety climate in the OR and thus decrease occupational injuries seems completely vital. © 2021
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