Knowledge and practices of nurses regarding corona virus (COVID-19): An educational intervention

ABSTRACT

Background: COVID-19 it is the new coronavirus and most cases appeared in the Chinese city, Wuhan at the end of December 2019 in the form of acute pneumonia. It was identified through genetic sequences. It is believed that the originated in animals and most cases appeared in the seafood and animal market in Wuhan. The virus can spread from the infected person to another person through close contact without protection. Aim was to evaluate the effect of an educational intervention nurses’ knowledge and practices regarding Corona virus (COVID-19). Quasi-experimental design (pre and post intervention) was utilized. A total sample of (70) staff nurses were recruited in the study. The study was conducted at General Farasan Hospital. Data were collected through two main tools A structured self-administered questionnaire, and nurses’ practices toward COVID-19. Results: Revealed that 55.7% of nurses had poor knowledge before intervention. However, 88.6% of them had good knowledge after intervention. As well as, only 7.1% of the studied nurses had competent practices toward covid 19 before training. Meanwhile, after training the competent practices changed to 94.3%. Conclusion: The implementation of an educational intervention was effective and significantly improved nurses’ knowledge and practices towards covid 19.