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Table 3 Students’ tasks in relation to initial training at nursing facilities

From: Survival-Day @ Wiesbaden business school – evaluation of a short-term educational intervention to reduce work-associated health risks during nursing internships of students in health care economics

Did you perform this kind of activity during your internship?

N = *

no n(%)

yes n(%)

Among all students who performed this task: Did you receive a formal initial training at your nursing site?

yes n(%)

no n(%)

general nursing activities

104

3 (3)

101 (97)

46 (46)

55 (54)

aseptic health care activities

92

31 (34)

61 (66)

19 (31)

42 (69)

care of patients with multi-resistant pathogens

92

35 (38)

57 (62)

30 (53)

27 (47)

care of patients with highly contagious diseases

92

66 (72)

26 (28)

10 (38)

16 (62)

disposal of sharp contaminated instruments

92

32 (35)

70 (76)

18 (26)

52 (74)

detection of /assistance during medical emergency incl. CPR

92

86 (93)

8 (9)

5 (63)

3 (38)

firefighting

92

91 (99)

1 (1)

0 (0)

1 (100)

  1. *note: 12 students only stated to have provided general nursing leaving all other questions unanswered.