Ege University, İzmir, Turkey.
PeerJ. 2023 Mar 16;11:e15056. doi: 10.7717/peerj.15056. eCollection 2023.
The aim of this study was to assess nursing students' compliance to standard precautions during the COVID-19 pandemic.
A cross-sectional study was conducted from December 2021 to June 2022, 816 nursing students participated in the study. A socio-demographic questionnaire and Compliance with Standard Precautions Scale were used to collect data. Means and percentages were used to report socio-demographic characteristics multiple regression analysis used to identify the factors influencing compliance with standard precautions.
The mean age of nursing students was 21.30 ± 1.31 years. The majority of nursing students were female, with 703 (86.2%) being female and 113 (13.8%) being male. Compliance among nursing students was 76.8% overall. Nursing students reported the highest compliance (97.7%) with putting used sharp articles into sharp boxes, with 97.1% compliance for covering mouth and nose when wearing a mask. Participants reported the lowest (38.6%) when it came to not recapping used needles after giving an injection. Regression analysis revealed that gender, year of study, and having needlestick injury or contact with blood/body fluids experience all influenced nursing students' compliance with standard precautions.
During the pandemic, nursing students compliance to standard precautions was optimal, according to this study. More research should be done to assess nursing students' compliance with standard precautions and the effect of infection control strategies used to prevent COVID-19 transmission.
本研究旨在评估新冠疫情期间护理学生对标准预防措施的遵守情况。
本研究为横断面研究,于 2021 年 12 月至 2022 年 6 月进行,共有 816 名护理学生参与。采用社会人口学问卷和《标准预防措施依从性量表》收集数据。采用均值和百分比报告社会人口学特征,采用多元回归分析识别影响标准预防措施依从性的因素。
护理学生的平均年龄为 21.30±1.31 岁。大多数护理学生为女性,703 名(86.2%)为女性,113 名(13.8%)为男性。护理学生的总体依从率为 76.8%。护理学生在将使用过的锐器放入锐器盒方面的依从性最高(97.7%),在戴口罩时遮盖口鼻的依从性为 97.1%。参与者在注射后不重新盖上使用过的针头时的依从性最低(38.6%)。回归分析显示,性别、学习年限、有无针刺伤或接触血液/体液的经历均影响护理学生对标准预防措施的依从性。
根据本研究,疫情期间护理学生对标准预防措施的遵守情况是最佳的。应进一步开展研究评估护理学生对标准预防措施的遵守情况,以及用于预防新冠病毒传播的感染控制策略的效果。