Efficacy of COVID-19 Prevention Educational Program on Nurses’ knowledge and Practices at Hemodialysis Unit | ||||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||||
| Article 104, Volume 12, Issue 1, March 2021, Page 1689-1703 PDF (395.54 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2021.179460 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Nafisa Moustafa Elpasiony1; Marwa Fathallah Mostafa2; Wessam Fathy Gabr1 | ||||
| 1Lecturer of Medical-Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Beni-Suef University | ||||
| 2Assist. Professor of Critical Care and Emergency Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: COVID -19 infection, the current pandemic, is a global emergency in more than 150 countries. Health care professionals are struggling to prevent the transmission of this highly contagious disease. Although there are numerous publications relating to dialysis and COVID-19, many are in the form of preliminary reports. Aim: The current study aimed to assess the efficacy of the COVID-19 prevention educational program on nurses’ knowledge and practices at hemodialysis unit. Method: A quasi-experimental pre/post- intervention design was used with a convenience sample of 30 nurses working in the Hemodialysis Unit at Mansoura University Hospital. The data were collected by using three tools: COVID_19 infection structured questionnaire, nurses' practices observational checklist, and COVID-19 infection control perceived barriers. Results: Statistically significant differences were noted in the total mean scores of nurses' knowledge and practices regarding the prevention of COVID-19 infection before and after the educational program. Overcrowded at a hemodialysis unit and insufficient supplies for implementation of infection control practices have been mentioned as perceived barriers by the majority (93.3%) of our participant nurses. Conclusion and Recommendations: Educational program had a positive effect in improving nurses' knowledge and practices toward the prevention of COVID-19 infection, and this will be positively reflected on patients' outcomes. Hence, it is recommended to provide the nurses more organizing continuous educational programs with continuous follow-up to keep them competent and up-to-date. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| COVID-19 Infection; Educational program; Nurses Knowledge; practices | ||||
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