Research says health hazards increase nursing shortage
Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, January 24, 2008
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A recent survey notes that nurses are falling ill from exposure to hazardous chemicals, forcing them to quit and thus amplifying the nursing shortage.
The study was conducted by the American Nurses Association and the Environmental Health Education Center at the University of Maryland's School of Nursing. More than 1,500 nurses nationwide were surveyed; results showed that participating nurses with intense, long-term exposure to environmental hazards (such as ammonium) developed above-normal levels of asthma, miscarriages, and cancer, among other serious medical conditions.
Currently, there are no national safety standards to protect nurses from chemical hazards, according to researchers. Surveyors noted that hospitals must develop policies regarding staff members' exposure to chemicals.
Source: The Gazette (MD)
Other articles of interest:
Ventilator-associated pneumonia in ICUs linked to nursing shortage
CA nursing shortage may bring changes to nurse education programs
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