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Incidence and type of health care associated injuries among nursing students: an experience in northern Italy

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posted on 2023-07-26, 14:30 authored by Ivan Rubbi, Valeria Cremonini, Adriana Butuc, Carla Cortini, Giovanna Artioli, Antonio Bonacaro, Gianandrea Pasquinelli
Background and aim of the study: Nursing students are at high risk of injury while on clinical placement. The incidence of injury is three times higher in comparison to other healthcare workers, with a prevalence ranging from 25% up to 33,2%. Lack of knowledge and of experience in delivering nursing care, anxiety and unfamiliarity with the clinical environment all represent risk factors for injury. This study describes the number and type of injuries occurring in an organizational setting where nursing students are trained in simulation laboratories before being exposed to a real clinical environment. Methods: An eight year retrospective observational study (2009 to 2017) was conducted on a non-probabilistic population of 1,403 nursing students from a university in the north of Italy. Incident reports were anonymised and entered in a database. Results: Overall the percentage of students who reported an injury (6,2%) was much lower than the one reported in the literature. Conclusions: The nursing programme curriculum of the above mentioned university consists of frontal lectures, group works, simulation based sessions and supervised clinical practice designed to equip students with all the necessary knowledge and clinical skills to prevent health care injuries. Despite the encouraging results of this study, further actions in order to protect first year students, who are more subject to risk of injuries, are recommended.

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Refereed

  • Yes

Volume

89

Issue number

7S

Page range

41-49

Publication title

Acta BioMedica

ISSN

2531-6745

Publisher

Mattioli 1885

File version

  • Published version

Language

  • eng

Legacy posted date

2018-12-17

Legacy creation date

2018-12-12

Legacy Faculty/School/Department

Faculty of Health, Education, Medicine & Social Care

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