Author Affiliations: Department of General and Specialized Nursing, University of São Paulo at Ribeirão Preto (Drs Reis, Menegueti, Milanês Sousa, and Gir), São Paulo; Department of Nursing, Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro (Dr Malaguti-Toffano), Uberaba, Minas Gerais; and Department of Nursing, Universidade Federal da Paraiba (Dr Silva), João Pessoa, Paraiba, Brazil.
Nurse Educ. 2021;46(6):E158-E163. doi: 10.1097/NNE.0000000000001109.
The COVID-19 pandemic presented important challenges for the education of nursing students to provide health care with competence, quality, and safety.
The purpose was to analyze knowledge, behavior, and perception of risk regarding COVID-19 and associated factors.
A cross-sectional study was conducted among 2637 Brazilian undergraduate nursing students using a self-reported online survey.
Students' knowledge about COVID-19 in general was considered inadequate. Students had limited knowledge about preventive measures in the hospital environment and recommendations for aerosol precautions. More than 90% of graduates adopted recommended prevention measures, and 86.1% perceived themselves to be at a greater risk of acquired SARS-CoV-2 during clinical practice.
The results show the need to rethink undergraduate nursing education regarding the prevention and control of infectious diseases, including the most appropriate strategies for COVID-19 prevention measures.
COVID-19 大流行给护理学生的教育带来了重要挑战，需要他们具备提供高质量、安全医疗服务的能力。
分析与 COVID-19 相关的知识、行为和风险认知及其相关因素。
采用横断面研究方法，对 2637 名巴西本科护理学生进行了一项在线自我报告调查。
学生对 COVID-19 的一般知识被认为是不足的。学生对医院环境中的预防措施和关于气溶胶预防的建议知之甚少。超过 90%的毕业生采取了推荐的预防措施，86.1%的人认为自己在临床实践中感染 SARS-CoV-2 的风险更大。
结果表明，有必要重新思考本科护理教育，包括传染病的预防和控制，以及 COVID-19 预防措施的最适当策略。
