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OBJECTIVE: to analyze undergraduate nursing students' perception of biological risk and its relationship with their prior practical training. METHOD: a descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among undergraduate nursing students enrolled in clinical practice courses in the academic year 2013-2014 at the School of Nursing at the University of Barcelona. VARIABLES: sociodemographic variables, employment, training, clinical experience and other variables related to the assessment of perceived biological risk were collected. Both a newly developed tool and the Dimensional Assessment of Risk Perception at the worker level scale (Escala de Evaluación Dimensional del Riesgo Percibido por el Trabajador, EDRP-T) were used. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS: descriptive and univariate analysis were used to identify differences between the perception of biological risk of the EDRP-T scale items and sociodemographic variables. RESULTS: students without prior practical training had weaker perceptions of biological risk compared to students with prior practical training (p=0.05 and p=0.04, respectively). Weaker perceptions of biological risk were found among students with prior work experience. CONCLUSION: practical training and work experience influence the perception of biological risk among nursing students.
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Attitude to Health , Blood , Body Fluids , Occupational Exposure , Students, Nursing , Adult , Cross-Sectional Studies , Female , Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice , Humans , Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional , Male , Risk , Young AdultABSTRACT
Abstract Objective: to analyze undergraduate nursing students' perception of biological risk and its relationship with their prior practical training. Method: a descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among undergraduate nursing students enrolled in clinical practice courses in the academic year 2013-2014 at the School of Nursing at the University of Barcelona. Variables: sociodemographic variables, employment, training, clinical experience and other variables related to the assessment of perceived biological risk were collected. Both a newly developed tool and the Dimensional Assessment of Risk Perception at the worker level scale (Escala de Evaluación Dimensional del Riesgo Percibido por el Trabajador, EDRP-T) were used. Statistical analysis: descriptive and univariate analysis were used to identify differences between the perception of biological risk of the EDRP-T scale items and sociodemographic variables. Results: students without prior practical training had weaker perceptions of biological risk compared to students with prior practical training (p=0.05 and p=0.04, respectively). Weaker perceptions of biological risk were found among students with prior work experience. Conclusion: practical training and work experience influence the perception of biological risk among nursing students.
Resumo Objectivo: analisar a percepção do risco biológico nos estudantes da Licenciatura de Enfermagem e a sua ligação com a formação prática previa. Método: estudo descritivo transversal realizado na Escola de Enfermagem da Universidade de Barcelona, em estudantes da Licenciatura de Enfermagem matriculados em disciplinas práticas do curso académico 2013-2014 (N=78). Variáveis: sociodemográficas, laborais, de formação, clinicas e referidas na avaliação do risco biológico percebido. Foi utilizado um instrumento de elaboração própria e a escala EDRP-T. Analise estatístico: descritivo e univariante para detectar se existiam diferenças entre a percepção do risco biológico dos itens da escala EDRP-T e as variáveis sociodemográficas. Resultado: os estudantes sem formação prática previa tiveram menos percepção do conhecimento e menor percepção dos danos derivados do risco biológico em comparação com os estudantes com previa formação prática (p=0.0.5 e p=0.04 respectivamente). Detectou-se menor percepção do risco biológico em estudantes com experiencia laboral previa. Conclusão: a formação práticas e experiencia laboral influenciam na percepção do risco biológico em estudantes de Enfermagem. Faltam estudos que relacionem a percepção do risco com o uso das medidas de prevenção durante a formação pratica e os acidentes do tipo biológicos ocorridos.
Resumen Objetivo: analizar la percepción del riesgo biológico en los estudiantes de Grado de Enfermería y su relación con la formación práctica previa. Método: estudio descriptivo transversal realizado en la Escuela de Enfermería de la Universidad de Barcelona en estudiantes de Grado de Enfermería matriculados en asignaturas prácticas del curso académico 2013-2014. Variables: sociodemográficas, laborales, de formación, clínicas y referidas a la evaluación del riesgo biológico percibido. Se utilizó un instrumento de elaboración propia y la escala Evaluación dimensional del Riesgo Percibido (EDRP-T). Análisis estadístico: descriptivo y univariante para detectar si habían diferencias entre la percepción de riesgo biológico de los ítems de la escala EDRP-T y las variables sociodemográficas. Resultados: los estudiantes sin formación práctica previa tenían menor percepción de conocimiento y menor percepción de daño derivado del riesgo biológico con respecto a los estudiantes con formación práctica previa (p=0.05 y p=0.04 respectivamente). Se detectó menor percepción del riesgo biológico en los estudiantes con experiencia laboral previa. Conclusión: la formación práctica y la experiencia laboral influyen en la percepción del riesgo biológico de los estudiantes de enfermería.
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Humans , Male , Female , Adult , Young Adult , Students, Nursing , Blood , Body Fluids , Attitude to Health , Occupational Exposure , Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice , Risk , Cross-Sectional Studies , Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-ProfessionalABSTRACT
PURPOSE: The study aims to assess the impact of personalized in-home nursing care plans on the degree of dependence among adult patients with schizophrenia, and on family burden. DESIGN AND METHODS: This is a randomized controlled study with 94 participants: The experimental group received a personalized in-home nursing care plan. The comparison group got a standard care at its mental health center. FINDINGS: The pretest-posttest multivariate analysis of covariance revealed statistically significant group differences (p = .003). The help received the positive activity and the degree of independence in the experimental group improved mainly due to intervention. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: A personalized in-home nursing care plan improves the degree of independence of people diagnosed with schizophrenia living in the community and reduces the burden perceived by the family.
