Results: Out of 290 hospital cleaning staff, 240 (82.7%, 122 male, 118 female, aged 36.2±8.7) were included in the study. When evaluated according to their educational status, 55.4% had graduated from primary school. Fifty-four percent of the staff had been working in the hospital for more than three years. Mean knowledge level was 18.15±3.97 (maximum 24). Their knowledge level was not associat...

Introduction: Violence is associated with individuals’ health and occupational safety and for many jobs, workplace violence represents a serious occupational hazard. Therefore, the aim of this study was to identify the reasons for violence from the viewpoint of hospital administrative support staff and to determine the steps necessary to eliminate or reduce this problem. Materials and Methods: ...

conclusion generally, the studied hospitals were faced with a lack of nursing manpower and distribution of manpower was not appropriate. proper planning and management of manpower in accordance with the lack of personnel, compensates and achieves the standards required for hospital’s nursing manpower and this would lead to an increase in the efficiency of hospitals activities and can provide sa...

OBJECTIVES To explore the prevalence and associated factors of burnout among five different medical professions in a regional teaching hospital. DESIGN Cross-sectional study. SETTING Hospital-based survey. PARTICIPANTS A total of 1329 medical professionals were recruited in a regional hospital with a response rate of 89%. These voluntary participants included 101 physicians, 68 physician ...

This study described the use of administrative data and a computer software algorithm, Potentially Preventable Complications, to support reduction of inpatient hospital complications. The study was carried out between 2008 and 2012 in St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center in Syracuse, New York. The hospital generates approximately 23,000 inpatient discharges annually. The study employed summary t...