PubMed Health⌕ Search

Biomedical subjects

Maria Helena Palucci Marziale

Publications and source records attributed to Maria Helena Palucci Marziale.

At least 19 recordsLinked to original sources
PubMed2006

Chemical occupational risks identified by nurses in a hospital environment.

Hospital nursing workers are exposed to occupational chemical risks. This quantitative study aimed to identify what chemical substances nurses have contact with in their activities, what substances cause health problems and what alterations correspond to possible problems caused by the chemical products they mention. A self-administered data collection instrument was answered by 53 nurses, who mentioned exposure mainly to antibiotics and benzene (100%), iodine (98.1%) and latex-talc (88.7%); the main problem-causing substances mentioned were antineoplastic substances (86.7%), glutaraldehyde (79.2%) and ethylene oxide (75.5%); the described health alterations were: eye watering; allergic reactions; nausea and vomiting, while other health problems that can be caused by the above listed products were not mentioned. These workers need further information on occupational chemical risks, which they could have received in undergraduate or permanent education courses.

Adult↗
PubMed2006

[Occupational violence problems in an emergency hospital in Londrina, Paraná, Brazil].

Workplace violence is currently a worrying factor at many hospitals. The objectives of this study were to characterize the occupational violence problems detected by health workers in an emergency hospital. The study was exploratory and transversal, with a quantitative data approach. It took place at the emergency ward of a general hospital in Londrina, Paraná. The study population included 33 people from the nursing team and 14 medical doctors. Data were collected through interviews with health workers and staff managers, as well as assessment of violence records from the last seven years. 100% of nurses, 88.9% of technicians, 88.2% of nurse assistants, and 85.7 % of doctors said that they had been victims of workplace violence, although not documented. The types of violence suffered included verbal assault (95.2%) and moral and sexual battery (33.3%). Preventive measures to reduce occupational violence should be applied.

Brazil↗
PubMed2006

[Prevention of occupational accidents with biological material as per Green and Kreuter Model].

This study aimed at diagnosing the occurrence of occupational accidents deriving from exposition to biological substance among workers of a hospital from São Paulo, Brazil, analyzing the adopted safety measures and elaborating a flowchart of preventive actions according to the Health Promotion Model by Green and Kreuter. It is an exploratory study with data collected electronically from the website REPAT - Electronic Network for the Prevention of Occupational Accidents with biological substances. The strategy used by the hospital did not reduce the injures. Results were used to elaborate a flowchart of preventive actions in order to improve the workers' quality of life.

Accidents, Occupational↗
PubMed2005

[Diseases of the osteomuscular system in nursing workers].

This descriptive and retrospective research was realized at the Fundação Hospitalar do Estado de Minas Gerais, Brazil, and aimed to analyze health problems related to the osteomuscular system in nursing workers of 23 health institutions, who are attended by the Occupational Health Care Division in 2002. Data were collected from the care service maps and from the medical records, on the basis of a script elaborated by the authors. The diagnoses were grouped according to the International Classification of Diseases CID-10 - 10th Review and compared to the Brazilian Health Ministry's list of work-related diseases. The statistical program SPSS was used for data analysis. 11.83% (718) of the 6070 care sessions were diagnosed as osteomuscular problems, involving various body structures such as the spine, upper and lower limbs. Diseases legally considered as occupational diseases related to the muscle-skeletal system were identified in 255 (35%) care sessions, especially back pain (20%) and synovitis and tenosynovitis (13.7%), which were grouped as RSI. This research revealed that greater attention must be given to workers' postures in the execution of their work activities and furniture conditions. Furthermore, ergonomically planned instruments and equipment need to be offered with a view to reducing the incidence levels of osteomuscular problems.

Humans↗
PubMed2005

Health research.

Explore the source record for details and available documents.

Biomedical Research↗
PubMed2005

[Regulatory standard 32 and its implications for nursing workers].

Workers in health care institutions often face inappropriate work situations without considering them as dangerous, however, even if scientific evidence demonstrates the presence of various occupational risk agents in work environments. This text aimed to present Regulatory Standard (RS) 32, about Safety and Health at Work in Health Care Institutions. This RS is important in the Brazilian scenario, due to the absence of federal legislation about work safety and health issues in the health sector and due to the fact that existing regulations are dispersed and joined with other RS and resolutions, which were not developed specifically for this purpose. It is concluded that the implantation of this RS may result in beneficial changes, since protection procedures and measures will have to be taken, promoting safety at work and occupational accident prevention among health workers.

Brazil↗
PubMed2005

[Accidents with biological material at West Paraná University Hospital].

It is a descriptive and retrospective study with the purpose of investigating labor accidents with biological material involving workers and trainees occurred in 2003 and 2004 in a University Hospital of Parana. For data collection, the electronic form of the Net of Occupational Accidents Prevention - REPAT has been utilized. Out of the 586 hospital workers, there was a register of 20 (3,4%) injured workers in 2003 and 23 (3,8%) in 2004, representing an increase of 15% in the notifications from one year to the other.

Accidents, Occupational↗
PubMed2004

[Potential risks nursing workers are exposed to in handling antineoplastic drugs: know ledge for prevention].

This research aimed to identify which information nursing workers have on the risks they are exposed to when handling cytotoxic drugs and which security precautions are used. This is a descriptive research with quantitative data analysis, carried out at a private hospital in Sao Paulo State, Brazil. The sample consisted of 30 nursing workers. A questionnaire and work practice observation were used for data collection. Results disclosed that most of the workers consider that the manipulation of antineoplastic drugs offers risks to their health, but without the ability to identify these risks clearly.

Antineoplastic Agents↗
PubMed2004

[Contamination risks caused by occupational accidents with cutting and piercing material among nursing workers].

This study aimed to identify, among nursing workers from four hospitals in the region of Ribeirão Preto-SP, Brazil, victims of occupational accidents with cutting and piercing material, who were sent for evaluation at a service specialized in treating infectious diseases, individuals who were contaminated and the conduct adopted as a result of the accidents. This is a descriptive field research. The sample consisted of 30 subjects and data were collected by consulting the workers' medical files. The results showed that none of the workers had been contaminated by HBV, HCV or HIV. However, it was observed that only 23.33% of them had kept all the scheduled appointments in order to verify a possible serum conversion. Concerning the conducts adopted as a result of the accident, the use of chemoprophylaxis was recommended in 76.67% of the cases, serological tests in 100% and immunization against Hepatitis in 9.99%. Due to the high occurrence of percutaneous accidents, according to official estimates from other countries, it was concluded that more attention must be given to the prevention of these accidents, as well as to the strict follow-up of workers after occupational exposure.

Accidents, Occupational↗
PubMedDate not supplied

[Production profile of a scientific journal: Revista Latino-americana de Enfermagem].

This article presents the production disseminated by Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem from 1993 to September 2001, the destination of the manuscripts submitted for publication and the description of the major problems detected by the editors and reviewers concerning manuscript evaluation. In spite of the problems detected, most of the manuscripts elaborated by nurse researchers were considered to be good quality and to have significantly contributed to nursing development. The problem that has been pointed out aims at warning authors with regard to some aspects that must be observed before submitting manuscripts to a journal for publication.

Latin America↗
PubMedDate not supplied

[Underreporting of accidents with cutting and piercing objects in nursing].

This study aimed at: identifying occupational accidents caused by percutaneous injuries among nursing workers, identifying whether or not accidents were reported and at learning about the reason for non-reporting. It is a descriptive study with a quantitative analysis of the data collected through the interview technique applied to 394 nursing workers from two hospitals in São Paulo State. The results showed that 30% of the 394 workers had an accident in 2001 and of such accidents, 277 (70.30%) were caused by percutaneous injuries, 173 (62.45%) accidents were reported and 104 (37.55%) were not reported. The reasons leading to non-reporting were related to beliefs, lack of knowledge and information concerning contamination risks and to the form of data recording.

Accidents, Occupational↗