感觉
医学
职业安全与健康
护理部
自杀预防
毒物控制
伤害预防
个人防护装备
医疗保健
骚扰
人为因素与人体工程学
家庭医学
医疗急救
心理学
2019年冠状病毒病(COVID-19)
社会心理学
疾病
病理
传染病(医学专业)
经济
经济增长
作者
Elizabeth Nix,Kacie Altom
出处
期刊:Home healthcare now
[Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer)]
日期:2023-05-01
卷期号:41 (3): 135-139
被引量:1
标识
DOI:10.1097/nhh.0000000000001161
摘要
Compared to nurses in acute care settings, home care nurses face unique threats to safety, including unsanitary conditions in homes, dangerous pets, firearms in the home, hostile patients or family members, high-crime neighborhoods, and motor vehicle accidents while traveling between patients. The purpose of this descriptive study was to explore specific personal safety and environmental concerns faced by home care nurses. Seventy-five home care and home hospice nurses completed an anonymous Qualtrics survey. Seventy-eight percent admitted to feeling unsafe during a home visit. Safety threats included unsafe neighborhoods, aggressive dogs, aggressive or drug-seeking family members, patients with mental health concerns, sexual harassment, and most alarmingly feeling threatened by a firearm. Participants also identified environmental concerns such as secondhand smoke and bedbugs, and a high number of musculoskeletal injuries they perceived to be related to their work in home care. Home care is a rapidly growing industry with a critical need to attract and retain workers. Safety training specific to the workers' role should be offered at the time of hire and annually thereafter. Home care nurses should be aware of threats to safety and employ the strategies of preparation, awareness, alertness, and prevention before and during visits.
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