‘Sometimes your safety goes a bit by the wayside’ … exploring occupational health and safety (OHS) with student nurses |
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| Institution: | 1. School of Health Sciences, Queen Margaret University, QMU Drive, Musselburgh, East Lothian, EH21 6UU, Scotland, UK;2. Department of Nursing, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Care, (Sighthill Campus) Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh, EH11 4BN, Scotland, UK;3. NHS Lothian Health Promotion Service, Canaan Park, Astley Ainslie Hospital, 133 Grange Loan, Edinburgh, EH9 2HL, Scotland, UK;4. Occupational Therapies and Arts Therapies, School of Health Sciences, Queen Margaret University, QMU Drive, Musselburgh, East Lothian, EH21 6UU, Scotland, UK;5. Division of Psychiatry, University of Edinburgh, Kennedy Tower, Royal Edinburgh Hospital, Edinburgh, EH10 5HF, Scotland, UK;1. Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Department of Health and Caring Sciences, Linnaeus University, Sweden;2. Center for Teaching and Learning, Faculty of Medicine, Lund University, Sweden;3. Department of Health Sciences, Division of Physiotherapy, Lund University, Sweden;1. Faculty of Nursing Universitas Pelita Harapan, Indonesia;2. Faculty of Health Science University of Nottingham, UK;1. School of Nursing, College of Health and Human Services, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 9201 University City Boulevard, Charlotte, NC, United States;2. Health Services Research and Development Center of Innovation for Disability and Rehabilitation Research (CIDRR), VISN 8 Patient Safety Center of Inquiry, James A. Haley Veterans Hospital, Tampa, FL, United States |
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| Abstract: | Because nursing is a high risk profession in terms of occupational health and safety (OHS), the topic of OHS is an important component of student nurse education and practice. Seeking ways to enhance curricular content and foster student health, safety and wellbeing is an ongoing pursuit. This pilot study explored nursing student perspectives about OHS in the clinical setting to develop an understanding of student views that could enlighten teaching about this topic within the undergraduate nursing course. Focus groups were held with pre-registration student nurses in two discrete cohort levels (first and third year). Themes were identified from the focus group discussion about trust, knowledge and responsibility. The students demonstrated a sound grasp of clinical hazards and associated administrative controls. Strengthening student awareness of higher order controls and their evaluation would augment their knowledge of legislative requirements. Students may benefit from learning about a risk management approach to OHS which would provide them with a structured basis for problem solving. This may assist them with clinical reasoning about health and safety issues and empower them in aspects of self-care. |
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| Keywords: | Nursing students Occupational health and safety Risk management Education |
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