ADEGS COPYWRITING

INTRODUCTION Nurses are an integral part of clinical services and have primary responsibility for a significant proportion of patient care in most healthcare settings. As such, nurses are confronted with a variety of biological, physical, and chemical hazards during the course of performing their duties.   The level of occupational safety and health training and resources available to nurses, and the incorporation, implementation, and use of such training and resources with management support and leadership are critical factors in preventing adverse outcomes from the occupational safety and health hazards nurses are exposed to on a daily basis. Given the nature of their working environment, responsibilities, and duties, nurses are on the front-line of numerous occupational hazards. The following are some of the hazards they face; Biological:   Blood-borne pathogenic exposures (HIV, HCV, HBV, etc) - due to per cutaneous needle stick injuries (NSIs). As mentioned...