Korean J Adult Nurs.  2016 Dec;28(6):680-690. 10.7475/kjan.2016.28.6.680.

Factors Affecting Radiation Protection Behaviors among Operating Room Nurses

• Kim J
• Kim JS
• Kim H

• KMID: 2369085
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.7475/kjan.2016.28.6.680

Abstract

PURPOSE
This study was designed to identify knowledge, attitude, environment, and self-efficacy among perioperative nurses in terms of radiation protection and to describe those factors affecting radiation protection behaviors.
METHODS
The sample was comprised of 128 perioperative nurses who agreed to participate in this descriptive study. Data were collected from a self-administered questionnaire and were analyzed using the t-test, analysis of variance, Mann-whitney U test, Kruskal-Wallis test, Pearson's correlation, and multiple regression analyses.
RESULTS
Radiation protection behaviors were significantly different by participant's gender, length of career as a perioperative nurse, educational level and prior experience with radiation protection education. Radiation protection behaviors were significantly correlated with radiation protection environment and self-efficacy in terms of radiation protection behaviors. In the multiple linear regression models, radiation protection environment and self-efficacy on radiation protection behaviors were statistically significant predictors of radiation protection behaviors, which accounted for 50.3% of variance in dependent variable.
CONCLUSION
This study concluded that radiation protective environment in operating room is important to promote radiation protective behaviors and radiation safety management program to enhance self-efficacy is highly recommended.

MeSH Terms

Education
Linear Models
Operating Rooms*
Radiation Protection*
Safety Management