The team of nursing and radiological hazards

Autor: Menezes, Luana Possamai, Sarturi, Fernanda, Franco, Gianfábio Pimentel
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online, 5, 2, 3580-3587
Druh dokumentu: Zeitschriftenartikel<br />journal article
ISSN: 2175-5361
Popis: Objective: To describe the characteristics of personal and professional profile of the nursing staff of the radiology industry. Methods: This is a field research with a quantitative approach, performed in a public hospital in Rio Grande do Sul, with ten employees of the nursing team. Data collection was by a questionnaire and data were tabulated and organized into charts and tables, based according to the literature on topic. Results: The subjects were female, 50% aged between 40-49 years, 60% married, 60% nursing assistants at the institution for more than three years and remain in the sector radiological more than three hours / day, 50% make use of PPE and 80% know the health risks, especially, sterility and cancer. Conclusion: The Continuing Education can be a tool to be used by nursing staff to avoid unsafe practices against ionizing radiation.
Databáze: SSOAR – Social Science Open Access Repository