A description of oncology nurses' working conditions in Turkey

BAYKAL Ü., SEREN İNTEPELER Ş., SÖKMEN S.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ONCOLOGY NURSING, vol.13, no.5, pp.368-375, 2009 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 13 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2009
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.ejon.2009.04.004
  • Journal Name: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ONCOLOGY NURSING
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.368-375
  • Keywords: Nursing, Oncology nurses, Work conditions, Employee rights, Occupational health and safety
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Purpose: This study was conducted to determine the problems about working conditions, employee rights and working life of oncology nurses in Turkey who administer cytotoxic drugs and to determine whether or not the existing practices are appropriate with national laws, comparing the current practices in private, university and government hospitals.