Background: Health hazards are a neglected public health issue among nursing students in developing countries. This has exposed nursing students in developing countries to various forms of hazards which had negative consequences on their wellbeing and performance at work. Aim of study: Was to assess practical training health hazards among secondary technical nursing students. Research design: A descriptive design was used to carry out this study. Setting: This study was conducted at two secondary Technical Nursing Schools in Benha City. Sample: Convenient sample included 222 nursing students. Tools: Two tools were used in this study, Tool I: A structured interviewing questionnaire to assess nursing students socio demographic characteristics, practical training health hazards facing nursing students, health problems that acquired after joining with secondary technical nursing schools and nursing students knowledge regarding practical training health hazards and protective measures Tool II: Observational checklist to assess nursing students practices toward protective measures. Results: 67.6% of studied nursing students exposed to stress as psychological hazards, 64.4% of them exposed to noise as physical hazards in addition to, 53.6% of them exposed to chemical hazards as latex powder that found in the gloves and 44.1% of them exposed to ergonomic hazards as carrying tools and supplies. 87.4% of them had back pain and neck pain, 45.5% &42.8% had stress and skin allergy respectively. 26.1% of them had good knowledge regarding practical training health hazards and protective measures. 77.9% of them had satisfactory practices. Conclusion: There were highly statistical significance relation between total knowledge level and total practices level. Recommendation: Develop and implementing health education and training programs to upgrade the nursing students' knowledge and practice toward health hazards associated with practical training.
Ramadan Ali Elbous, A., Abd El-Gawad Abd El-Megeed, H., & Atta Mohamed, W. (2022). Practical Training Health Hazards among Secondary Technical Nursing Students. Journal of Nursing Science Benha University, 3(2), 431-446. doi: 10.21608/jnsbu.2022.244498
MLA
Amira Ramadan Ali Elbous; Hanaa Abd El-Gawad Abd El-Megeed; Wafaa Atta Mohamed. "Practical Training Health Hazards among Secondary Technical Nursing Students". Journal of Nursing Science Benha University, 3, 2, 2022, 431-446. doi: 10.21608/jnsbu.2022.244498
HARVARD
Ramadan Ali Elbous, A., Abd El-Gawad Abd El-Megeed, H., Atta Mohamed, W. (2022). 'Practical Training Health Hazards among Secondary Technical Nursing Students', Journal of Nursing Science Benha University, 3(2), pp. 431-446. doi: 10.21608/jnsbu.2022.244498
VANCOUVER
Ramadan Ali Elbous, A., Abd El-Gawad Abd El-Megeed, H., Atta Mohamed, W. Practical Training Health Hazards among Secondary Technical Nursing Students. Journal of Nursing Science Benha University, 2022; 3(2): 431-446. doi: 10.21608/jnsbu.2022.244498
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