Doctor, Department of Otolaryngology, The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust.
Doctor, Department of Otolaryngology, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Trust.
Br J Nurs. 2021 Jan 14;30(1):16-22. doi: 10.12968/bjon.2021.30.1.16.
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.
2020 年 3 月 11 日，世界卫生组织（WHO）宣布了新型冠状病毒肺炎（COVID-19）疫情爆发后的全球大流行。COVID-19 传播的不可预测性质需要对 WHO 和英国公共卫生署（PHE）发布的个人防护设备（PPE）指南有细致的了解。
评估护理人员对 PHE 关于 PPE 指南的认知和信心。
2020 年 5 月至 6 月期间，通过社交媒体平台以及通过监管机构和各医院信托的内部邮件分发了一项全国性调查。
从 339 名护士中收集了数据。以李克特量表衡量的感知信心得分为 3/5，基于知识的问题的平均得分为 5/10。受访者中有 47%表示对 PPE 指南的培训不足，并呼吁进一步培训。
统一发布的 PPE 指南并确保培训的一致性，可以提高护理人员的意识、信心和知识。
