Učešće medicinske sestre specijaliste iz oblasti javnog zdravlja u prevenciji profesionalnih bolesti i povreda na radu

Abstract

Safety issues and occupational injuries and professional diseases or disorders - are enormous problems, not only in our country, but also in the world; and as the global problems of occupational injuries and professional diseases and disorders in the health providers system are increasing, with them increases the problems of decreasing quality of professional tasks due to occupational disease or injury occurred at work as well the negative impact of occupational disease occurrences in the life of every individual. The work of nurses is very complex and comprehensive within the health system and as such is faced with various risks and related consequences for health. According to statistics Ministry of Labor in the United States each year more than 35,000 nurses and nurse experience locomotor injuries for which must open the sick leave. This implies the need that the highly educated nurses must have an adequate level of knowledge about all risk factors, prevention measures and safety and care about their own health. According to the research of the American Nurses Association (ANA), nurses use 30% more sick leave than other health care workers, according to the incidence of exposure to unwanted risk, stress, harmful substances and excessive physical effort. The mismatch between the requirements related to the job and the environment, or the inability to satisfy those demands lead to professional stress. Professional stress is a phenomenon which often exposed health care workers. burn out syndrome is the result of persistent or recurrent emotional burdens incurred due to the intense concern for others and help others.