1MA of Nursing, Department of Nursing and Midwifery, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran
2PhD of Nursing, Department of Nursing and Midwifery, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran
3Department of Nursing and Midwifery, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran
*Corresponding Email: m.motaghi912@gmail.com
Online published on 3 October, 2018.
Health state is one of the most important factors in their life. Individuals may be subject to threatening factors in different ways. Nurses are one main group of community whose health may be threatened due to their occupational environment. Therefore, this study aimed at investigating general health of nurses and their personal occupational traits.
This study is correlation-descriptive research. Statistical population consists of 220 nurses working in Al-Zahra hospital selected by random sampling. Instrument of this study includes a demographic questionnaire and a standard Goldberg 28-question questionnaire. The data were analyzed by SPSS software. Findings: in this study, nurses are subject to occupational events, physical and chemical harmful materials, biologic harmful materials, mental/ergonomic harmful occupational factors. And there exists relation between their general health and their age, number of children and marital status. But no relation has been seen with their surgery records, rate of sport they do, vaccination, the unit in which they work, their occupational environment, their occupational record and posts.
General health, nurses, personal and occupational traits
