“Taking The Pulse” Of Doctors And Nurses To Reduce Pharmaceutical Residues In The Water Cycle: A Ground-breaking Survey And Its Educational Implications
Price
Free (open access)
Transaction
Volume
168
Pages
12
Page Range
167 - 178
Published
2015
Size
290 kb
Paper DOI
10.2495/SD150151
Copyright
WIT Press
Author(s)
M. Adomßent
Abstract
SAUBER+ is a joint research project with the goal of reducing pollution from healthcare institutions in wastewater. As a partner with expertise in the social sciences, the Institute for Environmental and Sustainability Communication (INFU) of the Leuphana University Lüneburg is investigating risk awareness and the work and behavioral routines of medical and nursing care staff in healthcare institutions. This article describes the conceptual design of the survey, selected findings and their ramifications for designing tailor-made educational measures.
Keywords
pharmaceutical residues, healthcare institutions, risk awareness, physicians, nurses, questionnaire-based survey, professional development