Questionnaire survey on manual restraining of animals by veterinary nurses in their daily work at veterinary hospitals

• Murao Nobuyoshi

  倉敷芸術科学大学 生命科学部 動物生命科学科 広島大学大学院 生物圏科学研究科

• Tanida Hajime

  広島大学大学院 生物圏科学研究科

Bibliographic Information

Other Title

• 動物看護師の日常業務における動物の保定技術に関する質問紙調査
• - The safety measures of veterinary nurses during restraint of animals -
• ‐ 保定時における動物看護師の安全対策について ‐

Abstract

A detailed explanation for proper techniques regarding manual restraining of animals is expected by veterinary nurses because they are often injured by animals during their restraining in daily work at veterinary hospitals. However, as the instructions for techniques vary widely depending on textbooks and reference books for veterinary nursing, there is a possibility that the choice of techniques used in daily veterinary practice is left to an individual nurse. We conducted the questionnaire surveys on restraint of animals toward 112 nurses to develop the safety measures of veterinary nurses during medical treatment of animals. We found that 79.8% of respondents needed to restrain animals manually > 10 times a day. The choice of the techniques depended on veterinary hospital and veterinary nurse. In addition, 94.0% of the nurses were injured by animals during manual restraining in the year before the questionnaire survey. Therefore, communicating proper restraining techniques for nurse safety through veterinary nursing education is urgent.

Journal

• Veterinary Nursing

  Veterinary Nursing 23 (2), 7-13, 2018

  The Japanese Society of Veterinary Nursing

Keywords

• occupational health and safety
• questionnaire survey
• restraining of animals
• veterinary nurses
• veterinary nursing education

Details

• CRID: 1390285300156224000
• NII Article ID: 130007840442
• DOI: 10.34452/veterinarynursing.23.2_7
• ISSN: 24355011
• ISSN: 21888108
• Text Lang: ja
• Data Source:
  • JaLC
  • CiNii Articles
  • KAKEN
• Abstract License Flag: Disallowed