Determining the relationship between nurses' occupational safety awareness and safe behaviors

The research aimed to determine the relationship between nurses' occupational safety awareness and safe behavior. In the study, 242 of the 359 nurses working at Burdur State Hospital between May 2024 and July 2024 were reached through the survey, which is a voluntary data collection method. Permission was obtained for the scales used in the research, and ethical permission was obtained from the institution before the study to collect data from nurses. According to the socio-demographic characteristics of nurses, occupational safety awareness; In terms of age, gender, presence of an occupational health and safety unit in the institution, work accident status, and in the safe behavior scale; A statistically significant difference was found in the variables of education level, presence of an occupational health and safety unit in the institution, and the status of having a work accident. In the study, it was determined that there was a significant, highly positive relationship between nurses' occupational safety awareness and safe behavior. As a result, it is thought that as nurses' awareness of occupational safety increases, their safe behavior increases, and thus the study will contribute to the development of safe working environments.