Analysis on the correlation between the current status of occupational protection behavior and occupational exposure to hazardous drug dispensing among nurses of pharmacy intravenous drug admixture service
Objective To investigate the current status of occupational protection behaviors of nurses in pharmacy intravenous drug admixture service(hereinafter referred to as"PIVAS")and its association with occupational exposure to hazardous drugs.Methods A total of 312 PIVAS nurses from 10 tertiary-A hospitals in Xi'an City were selected as the research subjects using the convenience sampling method.Their occupational exposure to hazardous drugs was investigated,and their occupational protection behaviors were assessed using the"Nurse Occupational Protection Behavior Questionnaire".Results The rate of occupational exposure to hazardous drugs of PIVAS nurses was 40.1％(125/312),and their score for occupational protection behaviors was(77.7±9.3)points.The results of binary logistic regression analysis showed that educational level,length of service,workload,dispensing environment,drug packaging,and occupational protection behaviors were influencing factors for the occupational exposure in PIVAS nurses(all P＜0.05).Conclusion The incidence of occupational exposure to hazardous drugs among PIVAS nurses in Xi'an City is relatively high.It is necessary to strengthen training on knowledge of occupational protection behavior to reduce occupational exposure.
Pharmacy intravenous drug admixture serviceNurseOccupational exposureHazardous drugsOccupational protection behavior
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