Web-Based Intervention Improves Surgical Units Nurses' Performance about Infection Control Precautions during Coronavirus Outbreaks | ||||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||||
| Article 110, Volume 13, Issue 1, March 2022, Page 1626-1637 PDF (632.9 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2022.230016 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Amira Mohammed Ali Hassan1; Fatma Abdel Halim Mostafa Ahmed2; Laila A. Hamed3; Mona Mohammed Abo El-elle Mohammed4 | ||||
| 1Lecturer in Medical-Surgical Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Suez Canal University | ||||
| 2Lecturer of Medical-Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University | ||||
| 3Assistant Professor of Medical-Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Zagazig University. | ||||
| 4Medical-Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, South Valley University Qena Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: Patients are at high risk of infection in surgical units due to patient comorbidities and a variety of human, environmental, and procedural factors. Not only are health professionals learning about infection control concepts right now, but the entire world also has been learning about infection control precautions during the Coronavirus outbreak. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of web-based intervention regarding infection control precautions for nurses' performance in surgical units during coronavirus outbreaks. Research design: Pre-posttest one-group quasi experimental design was used in this study. Sample: A purposive sample of 200 nurses working at surgical units of Suez Canal University Hospital in Ismailia City was enrolled. Study’s Tools: The researchers used three tools for collecting data. It covered demographic data, nurses’ knowledge about infection control, and practices performed in surgical units. Those tools an online Google forms that were sent to the respondents' nurses via Facebook and WhatsApp groups. Results: There were statistically significant differences between nurses' knowledge and practices at pre-and post web-based intervention. Conclusion: The present study concluded that utilizing web-based intervention has effectively improved the nurses' knowledge and practices regarding infection control precautions. Recommendations: Provision of continuing follow-up education programs on regular basis is recommended to refresh and update nurses' knowledge and practices regarding infection control. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Coronavirus; Clinical Competence; Disease Outbreaks; Infection-control; InternetBased Intervention; Nurses' knowledge; Practices | ||||
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