Effect of Tele-nursing Education Program on Nurses’ Compliance with Standard Precautions during COVID- 19 Pandemic | ||||
Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal | ||||
Article 2, Volume 9, Issue 25 - Serial Number 1, June 2021, Page 10-19 PDF (1012.54 K) | ||||
Document Type: Original Article | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/asnj.2021.73190.1166 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
Shimaa Rizk 1; Bahia Siam2 | ||||
1Lecturer of Medical-Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, Egypt. | ||||
2Assistant Professor of Medical-Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Port Said University, Egypt. | ||||
Abstract | ||||
Abstract: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is a great global public health concern, caused by SARS-COV2 and represents the causative agent of a potentially fatal disease. Aim: evaluate the effect of tele-nursing education program on nurses’ compliance with standard precautions during COVID-19 pandemic.A quasi-experimental research design was used. Setting: The study conducted at Specialized Medical Hospital, Mansoura, Egypt. Sample: 218 nurses transversely various clinical units of the hospital. Two tools were used in data collection; a structured interviewing questionnaire, and the compliance with standard precautions scale (CSPS). Results revealed that there was a highly statistically significant difference in all items of compliance with standard precautions scale between pretest and posttest with p value Conclusion: Application of the tele-nursing education program had a positive effect on improving the CSPS of the studied nurses as the tele-nursing appears to be a new opportunity in the COVID-19 Pandemic disaster to lessen hazard of infection. Recommendations: Written universal precautions guidelines for infection control should be available and updated periodically | ||||
Keywords | ||||
Keywords: Tele-nursing Education; Compliance; Standard Precautions & COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
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