Determining the attitude of operating room nurses to radiation exposure: A descriptive study

Özbaş, Ayfer; Turkmen, Acelya; Dündar, Gönül Yılmaz

doi:10.26550/2209-1092.1112

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“…The universal guiding principle of radiation safety including in Turkiye is “ALARA (As Low As Reasonably Achievable),” which means avoiding exposure to radiation that does not directly benefit you, even if the dose is minimum. To ensure this, three basic protective measures are emphasized in radiation safety: “time, distance, and shielding (protection).” It is important to perform dosimetric measurements and monitoring to ensure that employees do not exceed the dose limit (Parlak et al, 2020; Turkmen, Ozbas, & Dündar, 2021). In Turkiye, according to legal regulations (T.C.…”

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“…To ensure this, three basic protective measures are emphasized in radiation safety: "time, distance, and shielding (protection)." it is important to perform dosimetric measurements and monitoring to ensure that employees do not exceed the dose limit (parlak et al, 2020;Turkmen, Ozbas, & Dündar, 2021). in Turkiye, according to legal regulations (T.c.…”

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The Effect of Radiation on Nurses Working in Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography

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Ayoğlu,

Kaplan Aydin

2024

Gastroenterology Nursing

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The ionizing radiation used during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) can have harmful effects on patients and staff. The aim of the study was to determine the effect of radiation on nurses working in an ERCP unit. A descriptive, cross-sectional study was completed between June and August 2022 with the voluntary participation of 114 ERCP nurses. The data were collected using WhatsApp messenger through a Google Form. It was determined that, of the nurses, 68.4% received training on radiation safety, all of them took protective measures, 98.2% had knowledge about the effects of radiation, and 93.9% used dosimeters. Nurses stated that they mostly experienced fatigue (94.7%), loss of energy (68.4%), headache (39.3%), hair loss (35.1%), weakness (18%), leg and joint pain (15.1%), thyroid diseases (12.3%), skin discoloration (7.9%), and anemia (7.9%) as the possible effects of radiation during the period they worked in ERCP. The study found that 3.5% of the nurses were diagnosed with cancer while working in the endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography unit. Additionally, ERCP nurses experienced the negative effects of radiation at different rates, but there was no significant relationship between demographic and health characteristics and experiencing the negative effects of radiation.

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