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Occupational Safety and Health Training for Undergraduates Nursing Students: A Spanish Pilot

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  • Esther Vaquero-Álvarez

    (SRH Kliniken Landkreis Sigmaringen, Hohenzollernstraße 40, 72488 Sigmaringen, Germany)

  • Antonio Cubero-Atienza

    (Departamento Ingeniería Rural, Ed Leonardo da Vinci, Campus de Rabanales, Universidad de Córdoba, 14071 Córdoba, Spain)

  • María Pilar Martínez-Jiménez

    (Applied Physics, Radiology and Physics Medicine Department, Albert Einstein Building, Campus de Rabanales, Universidad de Cordoba, 14014 Cordoba, Spain
    Simulation Models in Energy, Transport, Physics, Engineering, Occupational Hazard Researcher Group, Junta de Andalucía, and Dpt. Applied Physics, Albert Einstein Building, Campus de Rabanales, Universidad de Cordoba, 14014 Cordoba, Spain)

  • Manuel Vaquero-Abellán

    (GC12 Clinical and Epidemiological Research in Primary Care, Instituto Maimónides, Campus de Menéndez Pidal, Universidad de Córdoba, 14071 Córdoba, Spain
    Departamento de Enfermería, Fisioterapia y Farmacología, Campus de Menéndez Pidal, Universidad de Córdoba, 14014 Córdoba, Spain)

  • María Dolores Redel-Macías

    (Departamento Ingeniería Rural, Ed Leonardo da Vinci, Campus de Rabanales, Universidad de Córdoba, 14071 Córdoba, Spain)

  • Pilar Aparicio-Martínez

    (GC12 Clinical and Epidemiological Research in Primary Care, Instituto Maimónides, Campus de Menéndez Pidal, Universidad de Córdoba, 14071 Córdoba, Spain
    Departamento de Enfermería, Fisioterapia y Farmacología, Campus de Menéndez Pidal, Universidad de Córdoba, 14014 Córdoba, Spain)

Abstract

Most of blood borne and airborne pathogens are highly contagious, harmful and have prevalence among healthcare workers. In this group, healthcare students, especially nursing undergraduates, have even higher risk to be exposed and suffered a contagious accident. One of the main pillars to prevent exposure to such pathogens and decrease accidents seems to be through education. A prospective observational educational research focused on quantifying the students’ knowledge, and prevention culture was carried out. The educational approach based on the development of a technological tool, its integration in the students’ education, and posterior assessment. The Chi-square, ANOVA, Kruskal–Wallis, Man–Whitney U, and Spearman correlations were used to determine the effect of such educational methodology. The results, previous to the integration of the educational approach, showed differences between the elementary and proficient knowledge and correct procedure in each academic year ( p < 0.05), being the best year the third academic year. The mean of elementary knowledge among second year students after the inclusion of the educational methodology improved for 2017/2018 with a mean of 7.5 (1.11) and in 2018/2019 with 7.87 (1.34). This study argued that the educational approach proposed could improve the prevention culture and knowledge among students and future healthcare professionals.

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  • Esther Vaquero-Álvarez & Antonio Cubero-Atienza & María Pilar Martínez-Jiménez & Manuel Vaquero-Abellán & María Dolores Redel-Macías & Pilar Aparicio-Martínez, 2020. "Occupational Safety and Health Training for Undergraduates Nursing Students: A Spanish Pilot," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(22), pages 1-14, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:17:y:2020:i:22:p:8381-:d:444085
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    1. Semra Eyi & İbrahim Eyi, 2020. "Nursing Students’ Occupational Health and Safety Problems in Surgical Clinical Practice," SAGE Open, , vol. 10(1), pages 21582440209, January.
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