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RJ-05006: Vol.5 No.1 pp.56-62
A comparative survey on public health nurses’ knowledge and recognition of radiation in three prefectures where nuclear power plants are located
Kyoko MATSUKAWA1, 2, Yuko MATSUNARI3
1 Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University
2 Medipolis Proton and Research Center
3 Faculty of Medicine School of Health Sciences, Kagoshima University
Keywords: public health nursing activities, radiation, nuclear power plant
The purpose of this study is to clarify the present state of public health nursing activities and public health nurses’ recognition of radiation in three prefectures where nuclear power plants have been located. We conducted a questionnaire survey of 1,521 public health nurses.
Comparison of public health nursing knowledge of radiation and the training and education on radiation for nursing activities was reviewed by investigation two groups of public health nurses: those who worked in places for public health center nurses or municipal health nurses center and those who worked in places of inner or outer of UPZ (Urgent Protective action planning Zone).
In each prefecture or each area differences in public health nurses’ knowledge and need for education of radiation were recognized. This result shows that they are related with the nuclear power plant location, and because they it had many opportunities to receive radiation education and nuclear disaster prevention training.
It is necessary for us to receive and provide radiation education depends on regional differences.
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