Abstract
Objective:
To describe the profile of health and occupational hazards of nursing students in the clinical stage.
Methods:
Cross-sectional study conducted in a Mexican university, intentional sample of 750 students, through self-administered questionnaire. Analysis by SPSS software, bivariate with a 95% confidence interval.
Results:
There was a predominance of women (85%) average age of 22 years; 7.1% reported ailments such as gastrointestinal, respiratory, postural pain and stress; 68.3% reported smoking; 25.4% ingest alcoholic beverages; 57.5% never does exercises. Only 22% have three meals a day. Occupational accidents: 39.7% had experienced them, and only 49.2% always use gloves.
Conclusion:
Students have harmful habits to health, although it is of legal drugs. There is a lack of physical activity, combined with low intake of basic meals. The occupational accidents occur in the stage, furthermore, the adhesion to the use of gloves needs to be stimulated.
Keywords:
Nursing; Nursing Care; Students; Health occupation
