Work-Related Hazards (Hospital Nursing)
Category: Filipino Nurses, Nursing Industry in the Philippines, Posted on October 19th, 2009 by adminNo Comments
There aren’t so many hospitals in the Philippines that follow certain guidelines with regards to occupational hazards as well as assistance in the event that healthcare personnel are exposed to such. Others strictly do, some are not serious in adhering to these guidelines and even some do not have any guidelines to follow.
I am a nurse in the Philippines for quite some time now and I’ve witnessed how the nursing world plays here in my country. I never really heard of a mandate that orders every healthcare facility in the country to uphold the safety of nurses and other members of the healthcare team. Work-related hazards often scare me every time I go on duty; you’ll never really know when and how it will inflict you. Currently, I am working on a secondary hospital in my town and as far as I have observed, the hospital administration is carefree regarding hazards in the workplace that could possibly compromise the health of both patients and healthcare workers.
By far, there were no known reports of accidents brought by work-related hazards in the hospital where I’m working right now; but I do hope the administration would act now and not wait for the worse scenario to take place.