Scientific Journal of Iranshahr University of Medical Sciences
مجله علمی دانشگاه علوم پزشکی ايرانشهر
Sci J Iranshahr Univ Med Sci
Medical Sciences
http://sjiums.irshums.ac.ir
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Effect of Training Defense Mechanisms on the Perceived Stress of Emergency Nurses in the Exposure of Sharp Objects and Patients' Secretions
اپیدمیولوژی
Epidemiology
پژوهشی اصيل
Original Research
<span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="unicode-bidi:embed"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif"><span style="color:#c0504d">Aims:</span></span></span></b><b> </b><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif">Nurses are under stress and fear due to exposure to infectious diseases and needle stick injuries. The present study aimed to investigate the effect of training emergency nurses' defense mechanisms in dealing with sharp objects and patients' secretions.</span></span></span></span><br>
<span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="unicode-bidi:embed"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif"><span style="color:#c0504d">Materials & Methods:</span></span></b> <span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif">This semi-experimental study was conducted with 90 emergency nurses selected by census method </span><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif"><span style="color:black">from two emergency wards of Imam Khomeini and Qamar Bani Hashem </span></span><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif">hospitals in 2020</span><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif"> and divided into intervention and control groups. Defense mechanisms were taught to nurses in the intervention group by a consultant psychologist. The questionnaire on exposure to sharp objects and secretions of patients and the perceived stress of nurses was completed by nurses before and after the intervention. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS 20 software and non-parametric Chi-square and Covariance tests.<span style="background:white"></span></span></span></span></span><br>
<span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="unicode-bidi:embed"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif"><span style="color:#c0504d">Findings</span></span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif"><span style="color:#c0504d">:</span></span></b> <span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif">55.6% of nurses had a history of exposure. The perceived stress mean before the intervention was 94.65±6.17 in the control group and 91.43±7.10 in the intervention group (p>0.05). The perceived stress mean was decreased significantly in the intervention group (62.66±3.19) compared to the control group (94.64±6.15) after the intervention (p<0.001).<span style="background:white"></span></span></span></span></span><br>
<span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="unicode-bidi:embed"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif"><span style="color:#c0504d">Conclusion</span></span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif"><span style="color:#c0504d">:</span></span></b> <span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif">Implementing the training program reduces the stress of encountering sharp objects and patient secretions in nurses working in emergency departments.</span></span></span></span>
,Education,Perceived Stress, Sharp Objects, Secretions of Patients, Nurses
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http://sjiums.irshums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-26-6&slc_lang=en&sid=1
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Gholizadgougjehyaran
10031947532846001053
10031947532846001053
Yes
Department of Nursing, Khoy School of Medical Sciences and Health Services, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran
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Motaarefi
10031947532846001054
10031947532846001054
No
Department of Internal-Surgery Nursing, Khoy School of Medical Sciences and Health Services, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran
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Habibzadeh
10031947532846001055
10031947532846001055
No
Department of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran