Evaluating Healthcare Worker Competence in the Correct Use of Personal Protective Equipment in the COVID Era: A Quality Improvement Project.
covid 19
covid-19
covid-19 pandemic
healthcare worker safety
patient safety
personal protective equipment
public health and safety
Journal
Cureus
ISSN: 2168-8184
Titre abrégé: Cureus
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101596737
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
07 Dec 2020
07 Dec 2020
Historique:
entrez:
11
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2021
pubmed:
12
1
2021
medline:
12
1
2021
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Throughout the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, personal protective equipment (PPE) guidance has rapidly evolved. Healthcare workers (HCWs) should use PPE correctly to reduce the risk of nosocomial transmission of the coronavirus. We predict a lack of training regarding correct PPE usage amongst HCWs and introduce a low-resource method of training. HCWs from various disciplines at a District General Hospital self-rated their ability in utilising PPE using uncontrolled pre- and post-session 16-item questionnaires following a single PPE training session. Participant responses were analysed using Student's t-test for independent (unpaired) samples. Of 64 participants, 37 participants (59%) received any prior PPE training. Six participants (9%) previously received specific severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 PPE training. Survey scores were higher in the post-test than the pre-test group. This study highlights the lack of formal PPE training amongst HCWs and the need for establishing PPE training as part of the mandatory training of HCWs.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33425533
doi: 10.7759/cureus.11954
pmc: PMC7788009
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
e11954Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2020, Prokopenko et al.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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