Awareness and Preparedness of Nurses against Novel Coronavirus in Referral Centers of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, 2020
Background and purpose: Hospitals have a significant role in crisis management in every society. This study intended to assess the awareness and prepardness of nursing staff during the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Materials and methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was per...
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| author | Seyed Afshin Shorofi Hedayat Jafari Robabeh Babaei Hadi Darvishi-Khezri Iman Moghadasifar Paul Arbon |
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| description | Background and purpose: Hospitals have a significant role in crisis management in every society. This study intended to assess the awareness and prepardness of nursing staff during the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
Materials and methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was performed in selected hospitals affiliated to Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, 2020. The participants included 142 nurses selected via census sampling. Data were collected using a questionnaire.
Results: Nurses demonstrated a satisfactory level of knowledge about preventive measures and protective behaviors for disease transmission from patients with suspected COVID-19 (73%) as well as Coronavirus diagnostic tests (38.8%). Nurses were rated poorly in attending hospital training programs (66%), being prepared for the Coronavirus outbreak (44%), self-confidence in providing care to suspected patients (50%), and satisfaction with personal protective equipment and supplies (37%).
Conclusion: The study showed low levels of awareness and prepardness in some areas related to management of the crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ffb284227d2f46a4962bba39511e73bb2023-02-28T07:48:37ZengMazandaran University of Medical SciencesJournal of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences1735-92601735-92792022-02-0131205109114Awareness and Preparedness of Nurses against Novel Coronavirus in Referral Centers of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, 2020Seyed Afshin Shorofi0Hedayat Jafari1Robabeh Babaei2Hadi Darvishi-Khezri3Iman Moghadasifar4Paul Arbon5 Assistant Professor, Traditional and Complementary Medicine Research Center, Addiction Institute, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.Adjunct Research Fellow, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia Associate Professor, Traditional and Complementary Medicine Research Center, Addiction Institute, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran MSc in Critical Care Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran Assistant Professor, Thalassemia Research Center, Hemoglobinopathy Institute, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran MSc in Medical-Surgical Nursing, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran Distinguished Professor, Torrens Resilience Institute, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia Background and purpose: Hospitals have a significant role in crisis management in every society. This study intended to assess the awareness and prepardness of nursing staff during the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Materials and methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was performed in selected hospitals affiliated to Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, 2020. The participants included 142 nurses selected via census sampling. Data were collected using a questionnaire. Results: Nurses demonstrated a satisfactory level of knowledge about preventive measures and protective behaviors for disease transmission from patients with suspected COVID-19 (73%) as well as Coronavirus diagnostic tests (38.8%). Nurses were rated poorly in attending hospital training programs (66%), being prepared for the Coronavirus outbreak (44%), self-confidence in providing care to suspected patients (50%), and satisfaction with personal protective equipment and supplies (37%). Conclusion: The study showed low levels of awareness and prepardness in some areas related to management of the crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.http://jmums.mazums.ac.ir/article-1-17439-en.htmlcovid-19coronavirusnursesawarenesshospital preparedness |
| spellingShingle | Seyed Afshin Shorofi Hedayat Jafari Robabeh Babaei Hadi Darvishi-Khezri Iman Moghadasifar Paul Arbon Awareness and Preparedness of Nurses against Novel Coronavirus in Referral Centers of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, 2020 Journal of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences covid-19 coronavirus nurses awareness hospital preparedness |
| title | Awareness and Preparedness of Nurses against Novel Coronavirus in Referral Centers of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, 2020 |
| title_full | Awareness and Preparedness of Nurses against Novel Coronavirus in Referral Centers of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, 2020 |
| title_fullStr | Awareness and Preparedness of Nurses against Novel Coronavirus in Referral Centers of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, 2020 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Awareness and Preparedness of Nurses against Novel Coronavirus in Referral Centers of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, 2020 |
| title_short | Awareness and Preparedness of Nurses against Novel Coronavirus in Referral Centers of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, 2020 |
| title_sort | awareness and preparedness of nurses against novel coronavirus in referral centers of mazandaran university of medical sciences 2020 |
| topic | covid-19 coronavirus nurses awareness hospital preparedness |
| url | http://jmums.mazums.ac.ir/article-1-17439-en.html |
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