Enfermería
Permanent URI for this collectionhttp://repositorio.uta.edu.ec/handle/123456789/819
Browse
1 results
Search Results
Item SITUACIONES DE RIESGO QUE ATRAVIESAN LOS ENFERMEROS QUIRÚRGICOS: UNA REVISIÓN BIBLIOGRÁFICA(2025-06-17) Paredes Pila, Karol Lisbeth; Chipantiza Cordova, Tannia Elizabeth; Universidad Técnica de Ambato / Facultad de Ciencias de Salud / Carrera de EnfermeríaIntroduction: Surgical nurses are subject to numerous risk situations that compromise their physical and mental health and are related to the demanding nature of their work. Operating room conditions expose personnel to several hazards, including biological, ergonomic, chemical, physical, and psychosocial risks, which can negatively affect their well-being and performance. Objective: To analyze the risk situations encountered by surgical nurses through a literature review, identifying the primary threats to their healthand the preventive measures that should be adopted. Methodology: A descriptive literature review was carried out using the PRISMA method for article classification. Information was retrieved from databases such as Scielo, Virtual Health Library, WHO, Google Scholar, and PubMed, using keywords related to occupational risks in the surgical environment. A total of 25 articles were selected from 45 reviewed, focusing on publications from the past four years in Spanish and English. Results: The reviewed studiesindicate hat surgical nurses are highly exposed to biological, ergonomic, and psychosocial risks, which significantly impact their health. Conclusions: It is suggested that occupational health policies and biosafety strategies be strengthened to protect surgical nurses from the many threats they face in their work environment.