Chemical occupational risks identified by nurses in a hospital environment

Abstract

RIESGOS OCUPACIONALES QUÍMICOS IDENTIFICADOS POR ENFERMEROS QUE TRABAJAN EN AMBIENTE HOSPITALARIO

Self‐reported environmental health risks of nurses working in hospital surgical units

“…It has also been suggested that ‘nurses need further information on occupational chemical risks such as antineoplastic substances and antibiotics, which they might receive in undergraduate or continuous education courses, because nurses have contact with chemical substances in the course of their duties’ (Xelegati et al. , p. 1).…”

Work profile and associated health hazards among nursing students at Mansoura University, Egypt

“…In our study, 33.7% of working students reported exposure to chemical hazards at work. In a study of nurses at the emergency care unit of a university hospital in Brazil, participants confirmed they came in contact with different chemical compounds in their work environment and they indicated that occupational exposure to these substances can cause health problems (21).…”

Gerenciamento de resíduos de glutaraldeído, xilenos e formaldeído em um hospital escola e em um laboratório universitário de anatomia

“…23 Porém, estudos realizados identificaram que para os profissionais da saúde expostos às substâncias químicas, o glutaraldeído é uma das substâncias mais prejudiciais à saúde. 24,25,26 O glutaraldeído é considerado perigoso, porém não cancerígeno. 27 No meio ambiente, a substância em questão é considerada tóxica para organismos aquáticos.…”