Personal protective equipment: knowledge of the guidance.
COVID-19
Education
Personal protective equipment
Training
Journal
British journal of nursing (Mark Allen Publishing)
ISSN: 0966-0461
Titre abrégé: Br J Nurs
Pays: England
ID NLM: 9212059
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
14 Jan 2021
14 Jan 2021
Historique:
entrez:
12
1
2021
pubmed:
13
1
2021
medline:
22
1
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
On 11 March 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a global pandemic in the wake of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak. The unpredictable nature of transmission of COVID-19 requires a meticulous understanding of guidance on personal protective equipment (PPE) as published by WHO and Public Health England (PHE). To assess perceived confidence and knowledge of PHE guidance relating to PPE by nursing staff. A nationwide survey was disseminated between May and June 2020 through social media platforms as well as internal mail via regulatory bodies and individual hospital trusts. Data were collated from 339 nurses. Perceived confidence as measured on a Likert scale was a mode score of 3/5, with the average score for knowledge-based questions being 5/10. Of the respondents, 47% cited insufficient training on PPE guidance, and 84% advocated further training. Conclusions: Unifying published PPE guidance and ensuring consistency in training can improve awareness, confidence, and knowledge among nursing staff.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
On 11 March 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a global pandemic in the wake of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak. The unpredictable nature of transmission of COVID-19 requires a meticulous understanding of guidance on personal protective equipment (PPE) as published by WHO and Public Health England (PHE).
AIM
OBJECTIVE
To assess perceived confidence and knowledge of PHE guidance relating to PPE by nursing staff.
METHODS
METHODS
A nationwide survey was disseminated between May and June 2020 through social media platforms as well as internal mail via regulatory bodies and individual hospital trusts.
RESULTS
RESULTS
Data were collated from 339 nurses. Perceived confidence as measured on a Likert scale was a mode score of 3/5, with the average score for knowledge-based questions being 5/10. Of the respondents, 47% cited insufficient training on PPE guidance, and 84% advocated further training. Conclusions: Unifying published PPE guidance and ensuring consistency in training can improve awareness, confidence, and knowledge among nursing staff.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33433285
doi: 10.12968/bjon.2021.30.1.16
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng