title: Factors influencing nurses' perceptions of occupational safety.
abstract: To determine nurses' perceptions of occupational safety and their work environment and examine the sociodemographic traits and job characteristics that influence their occupational safety, we studied a sample of 278 nurses. According to the nurses, the quality of their work environment is average, and occupational safety is insufficient. In the subdimensions of the work environment scale, it was determined that the nurses think "labor force and other resources" are insufficient. In the occupational safety subdimensions "occupational illnesses and complaints" and "administrative support and approaches," they considered occupational safety to be insufficient. "Doctor-nurse-colleague relationships," "exposure to violence," and "work unit" (eg, internal medicine, surgical, intensive care) are the main factors that affect occupational safety. This study determined that hospital administrations should develop and immediately implement plans to ameliorate communication and clinical precautions and to reduce exposure to violence.
authors.affiliation: a Nursing Management Department , Dokuz Eylul University , Izmir , Turkey.
authors.forename: Menevse
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Samur
authors.affiliation: a Nursing Management Department , Dokuz Eylul University , Izmir , Turkey.
authors.forename: Seyda Seren
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Intepeler
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D005260:Female; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology*; D010465:Perception; D012449:Safety; D014421:Turkey; D017132:Workplace / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Adults; occupational disease; workers