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Assessment Nurses' Knowledge to Distinguishing between Infected and Suspected Patients with Novel Coronavirus Disease in the Holy City of Najaf
Turkish Journal of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation ; 32(3):9746-9755, 2021.
Article in English | EMBASE | ID: covidwho-1332583
ABSTRACT
Novel coronavirus disease SARS-COV-2, known, as COVID-19, is a rapidly spreading pandemic caused by a novel human coronavirus, severe acute respiratory syndrome-corona virus (SARS-COV-2). This poses a risk to health care workers (HCWs) and their families in general, and nurses in particular, as they are on the first frontline in the global battle against novel coronavirus disease. The current study aims to assess the nurses' knowledge about distinguishing between infected and suspected patients with novel coronavirus disease and to identify the relationship between nurses knowledge and their demographic characteristics. This study a descriptive (correlation) quantitative was carried out from 1 November 2020 to 1 July 2021 on the three hospitals in AL Najaf Al-Ashraf province. A non-probability sampling technique (convenience sample) accidentally. The study sample includes (200) nurses who work in Al-Sadr Medical City, Al-Hakim General Hospital, and Al-Amal Specialized Hospital for Communicable Diseases. The research instrument is a questionnaire that is tailored to the study's objectives. A team of experts and Cronbach's Alpha respectively established the validity and reliability of the questionnaire. The result showed that (54%) of nurses were males and (41%) for ages (25-29) years old. Overall nurses' knowledge to distinguish between infected and suspected patients with novel coronavirus disease was moderate. Overall knowledge assessment about coronavirus, shows that about (10%) of the nurses have good knowledge, (38 %) of them have moderate knowledge, while (52 %) have poor knowledge. It was found that the nurse's knowledge is significantly associated with (workplace, qualification, years of experience and continuing nursing education courses). The study concluded that the nurses' overall knowledge of the novel coronavirus disease was moderate. Nurses who involved in continuing nursing education courses have the strongest knowledge. The nurses with higher education degree are the ones who have the most knowledge of novel coronavirus disease. The nurses with the most years of experience are the ones who have the most level of knowledge of novel coronavirus disease. The nurses in isolation hospitals are the ones who have the most knowledge of novel coronavirus disease. Recommendation of the study that the ministry of health should hold training courses and seminars for nurses, in cooperation with the ministry of higher education and scientific research, to introduce them to the novel coronavirus disease. In addition, the hospital's management and continuing nursing education unit must implement an educational program for nurses to raise the level of knowledge about novel coronavirus disease.
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Collection: Databases of international organizations Database: EMBASE Language: English Journal: Turkish Journal of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Year: 2021 Document Type: Article

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Collection: Databases of international organizations Database: EMBASE Language: English Journal: Turkish Journal of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Year: 2021 Document Type: Article