Spanish General Council of Nursing, Madrid, Spain.
Int Nurs Rev. 2021 Jun;68(2):248-255. doi: 10.1111/inr.12682. Epub 2021 May 18.
To survey nurses' opinions about their work conditions at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain.
For the Spanish General Council of Nursing (the Consejo General de Enfermería de España), it was essential to have information on nursing workforce conditions and nurses' preparedness to wear protective measures at the pandemic's onset. The coronavirus outbreak was believed to have started in China and rapidly spread as a global pandemic requiring policies and actions for planning emergency healthcare delivery.
A cross-sectional survey was conducted online. Data were collected during April 2020 and covered social demography, working conditions, training, availability of personal protective equipment, and nurses' health conditions, including the impact of COVID-19.
From all national territories in Spain, 11 560 registered nurses from different services completed the questionnaire. Findings indicated that the lack of personal protective equipment was a crucial issue, as well as service planning and organization, and 80.2% reported high or very high psychological impact of COVID-19. Alarmingly, 29.5% of the nurses reported COVID-19 symptoms. Of these 23.3% had been tested, and 30.2% were confirmed as being positive to the virus. The nurses deemed proper preparedness for emergencies and disasters as a significant concern.
Nurses' responses showed evidence of health services deficiencies as a source of damage to their capacity to provide safe patient care and protect themselves and their families' health. The working conditions of the nurses are at critical levels and are unacceptable. The study results provide evidence regarding the necessity of suitable planning and actions being taken to enable safe patient care and safety for nurses.
Our survey gathered nurses' views at the pandemic's onset. The evidence gathered is being used to advise policymakers and nursing organizations to take actions to control public health risks to populations. It is necessary that more investment in growing nursing workforce expertise and health infrastructure for pandemic and epidemic emergencies is provided.
调查西班牙 COVID-19 大流行初期护士对工作条件的看法。
对于西班牙护理总理事会（Consejo General de Enfermería de España）而言，了解护理人员的工作条件以及护士在大流行初期准备佩戴防护措施的情况至关重要。据信，冠状病毒的爆发始于中国，并迅速蔓延成为全球大流行，需要制定政策和采取行动来规划紧急医疗服务的提供。
进行了一项横断面调查。数据于 2020 年 4 月收集，涵盖社会人口统计学、工作条件、培训、个人防护设备的可用性以及护士的健康状况，包括 COVID-19 的影响。
来自西班牙所有领土的 11560 名不同服务领域的注册护士完成了问卷。研究结果表明，缺乏个人防护设备是一个关键问题，还有服务规划和组织问题，80.2%的护士报告 COVID-19 对其心理造成高度或非常高度的影响。令人震惊的是，29.5%的护士报告出现 COVID-19 症状。其中 23.3%接受了检测，30.2%的人被确诊感染了该病毒。护士认为对紧急情况和灾害的适当准备是一个重大关注点。
护士的回应表明卫生服务存在缺陷，这是损害其提供安全患者护理以及保护自己和家人健康能力的根源。护士的工作条件处于危急水平，无法接受。研究结果提供了证据，表明有必要采取适当的规划和行动，以确保患者安全护理和护士安全。
我们的调查在大流行初期收集了护士的意见。收集到的证据被用于为政策制定者和护理组织提供建议，以采取行动控制对人群的公共卫生风险。有必要为护理人员的专业知识和大流行和流行病紧急情况的卫生基础设施提供更多投资。
