TB/HIV EXPOSURE AMONG NURSING STUDENTS IN THE CLINICAL PRACTICE ENVIRONMENT
TB/HIV EXPOSURE AMONG NURSING STUDENTS IN THE CLINICAL PRACTICE ENVIRONMENT
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DOI：
10.25159/2520-5293/3120
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发表时间：
2018-01-01
影响因子：
0.3
通讯作者：
Makhado, Lufuno
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作者：
Mabina, Kgalalelo;Morulane, Kagiso;Makhado, Lufuno
护士面临着预防资源不足和临床环境中职业卫生实践缺乏支持等挑战，这使她们面临感染结核病和艾滋病毒的风险。因此，本研究旨在调查临床实践环境中护生的结核病/艾滋病毒暴露情况。本研究采用了横断面描述性设计。研究样本包括有目的地选择的西北大学护理科学学院一年级至四年级的护理学生。很高比例的护生表示，他们曾经历过担心自己可能同时感染结核病和艾滋病毒的情况。大多数护生对暴露后预防（PEP）的认识很高。初级和高级护理学生对 PEP 的接受程度不同。结果显示，学习水平越高，接触的机会就越大。护理人员和导师缺乏足够的临床支持同样导致护生接触艾滋病毒和结核病，因此，必须为护生提供更多支持。
Nurses are faced with challenges regarding inadequate precautionary resources and the lack of support for occupational health practices still experienced in the clinical setting which expose them to the risk of contracting TB and HIV. Hence this study sought to investigate TB/HIV exposure among nursing students in the clinical practice environment. A cross-sectional descriptive design was used in this study. The study sample included nursing students from first to fourth year level from the School of Nursing Sciences at the North-West University who were purposively selected. A high percentage of nursing students reported that they have experienced a situation where they were afraid that they might have been infected with both TB and HIV. Awareness about post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) was marked among the majority of nursing students. The uptake of PEP differed across junior and senior levels of nursing students. The results revealed that the higher the level of study, the greater the exposure. The lack of sufficient clinical support from nursing staff and preceptors had equally contributed to the exposure of nursing students to both HIV and TB, therefore, more support must be provided to nursing students.