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Nursing professionals’ biosafety in confronting COVID-19

Year: 2021

Type: article

Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To investigate the nursing professionals' biosecurity in confronting COVID-19. METHODS: This is a Survey type study. Nursing professionals were invited via messaging apps, using self-applied data collection forms. The sample selection (n=693) was non-probabilistic. A descriptive data analysis was conducted. RESULTS: considering the biosafety aspects in facing COVID-19, 79.0% of the participants had not received training or considered it insufficient, 69.3% reported the lack of personal protective equipment during work, and 81.8% did not feel safe with the internal flux adaptations for handling COVID-19 cases. CONCLUSION: Continuous and effective nursing team training and personal protective equipment availability are necessary, as well as internal flow adjustments for attending suspected or confirmed cases.

Source: Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem

DOI: 10.1590/0034-7167-2020-1104

Authors: Mônica Alice Santos da Silva, Morgana Cristina Leôncio de Lima, Cynthia Angélica Ramos de Oliveira Dourado, Clarissa Mourão Pinho, Maria Sandra Andrade

Institution: Universidade de Pernambuco

Language: English

Topic: Infection Control in Healthcare

Subfield: Infectious Diseases

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $247