To know the perception of nurses about the management and exposure of methotrexate in primary care nursing staff of the Orihuela Health Department.
This is a descriptive qualitative study carried out through semi-structured interviews with a sample of 15 intentionally selected nurses.
The participants expressed concern about the handling and exposure of methotrexate, which allowed them to perceive training as the greatest concern in the study unit. A main category called “knowing” was established, which encompasses all the reflections about the nurse's performance during the process of handling and exposure of cytostatics. From this main category, the following subcategories are developed: lack of knowledge, demand for training, personal protective equipment, cytostatic residues, exposure and ventilation.
Our study shows that it is necessary to accredit and reaccredit the professional skills of nurses to carry out the management of methotrexate correctly, facilitating the use of instruments to standardize variability and seeking strategies to update knowledge and skills.
The aggressions suffered by healthcare personnel (HCP) is a growing problem in the field of public health in Spain that negatively affects the quality of care. The objective is to analyze the causes of the aggressions towards the HCP and what implications they have for the healthcare service and its personnel. The methodology is based on a systematic review in PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science and Medes.
The triggers of the aggressions are multifactorial and can lead to post-traumatic stress disorder in the HCP. The most affected services are primary care, emergency care, emergencies, and psychiatry. Women are the most assaulted, while men are responsible for most of the assaults. Although professional associations, autonomous communities and the Ministry of Health and Social Services are making efforts to prevent the problem, it continues to be invisible due to the under-reporting of complaints, the lack of academic research and society in general.