Preventive measures should be taken to reduce the risk of lower back pain, such as arranging proper rest periods, educational programmes to teach the proper use of body mechanics and smoking cessation programmes.
This study was conducted between August 15 and September 20, 2013, to determine the effects of workload and working conditions on operating room (OR) nurses and technicians. The study sample included 74 OR nurses and technicians working in a private university's six hospitals. The Individual Workload Perception Scale and a questionnaire that collected data on risk and environmental factors were used. The mean age of study participants was 29.3 ± 6.7 years, and 62.2% of the participants were female. More than 90% of the nurses and technicians had experienced spills or splashing of blood or other body fluids; anesthetic gases and radiation had affected 63.5% and 71.6% of nurses and technicians, respectively; 63.5% reported lumbar pain; and 46.6% defined the work environment as very stressful. The average workload scale score was 32.4 ± 6.2 (min = 11, max = 55). OR nurses and technicians are exposed to many occupational risks.
Communication with non-speaking patients in intensive care unit is stress for both nurse and patients. Semi-experimental study that took place at a University Hospital was to develop illustrated material for patient communication and determine its effectiveness. The study sample consisted of 90 intubated patients at the Adult Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit who had undergone open heart surgery. The patients were divided into the intervention and control groups. Data analysis was with descriptive statistics and the χ(2) test. The illustrated communication material was stated to be helpful by 77.8% and partially helpful by 22.2% of the intervention group patients regarding the communication between the health-care staff and the patients. Control group patients had more difficulties communicating with the health-care staff. Illustrated communication material was an effective method in communicating with intubated patients.
Bu çalışmanın amacı, ağrı yoğunluğunun değerlendirilmesinde kullanılan üç skala için hastaların tercihlerinin belirlenmesidir. Ça lış ma pla nı: Nisan 2007 ve Nisan 2008 tarihleri arasında gerçekleştirilen çalışmaya, Kalp Damar Cerrahisi Yoğun Bakım Ünitesi'nde (YBÜ) yatan 64 hastadan oluşan örneklem dahil edildi. Hastanede kullanılan Sayısal Oranlama Skalası ve daha önceden kullanılmayan iki skala (Sözel Oranlama Skalası ve Görsel Analog Skalası) ağrı yoğunluğunu ölçme yeteneklerinin değerlendirilmesi için karşılaştırıldı. Ardından soru formu aracılığı ile hastaların skalaya yönelik görüşleri değerlendirildi. İlk ağrı değerlendirilmesi, hasta YBÜ'ye kabul edildikten sonra yapıldı. Bu ölçümler, YBÜ'deki ikinci ve üçüncü günlerde iki kez daha tekrarlandı. Bul gu lar: Hastaların %81.3'ü bu skalaların ağrılarını değerlendirmede güvenilir olduğuna inandıklarını belirtti. Hastaların neredeyse tamamı (%90.6), ağrının takibinde Sözel Oranlama Skalası'nı tercih ederken, çok az bir kısmı (%3.1) Görsel Ağrı Skalası'nı tercih etti. So nuç: Çalışma bulguları, ağrı yoğunluğunun değerlendirilmesine yönelik olarak, hasta tercihleri de dikkate alınarak, mevcut skalalar ile birlikte, sözel oranlama skalasının kullanılmasının uygun bir yaklaşım olacağını göstermektedir.
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