School of Nursing, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China.
Department of Nursing Administration, Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China.
Nurs Open. 2023 Sep;10(9):6320-6325. doi: 10.1002/nop2.1879. Epub 2023 Jun 9.
Nurses are key staff in the response to the COVID-19 epidemic. The aim of present study was to assess Chinese clinical nurses' preparedness levels for COVID-19 after the outbreak, as well as the associated demographic factors.
The design was a cross-sectional survey.
We distributed an online questionnaire to nurses from five eastern coastal area hospitals. The questionnaire collected demographic information, and included the nurses' preparedness to respond to COVID-19 questionnaire (NPR COVID-19).
The total mean NPR COVID-19 score was 200.99 (standard deviation = 33.60), and the psychological approaches subscale had the lowest mean score. Education and training were positively associated with the NPR COVID-19 score. Nurses' characteristics, such as seniority, job category and educational level, were entered into the NPR COVID-19 regression model, and seniority (≤5 years) showed the strongest negative association with NPR COVID-19 scores (standard coefficient = -0.20).
Chinese nurse's preparedness to respond to COVID-19 was adequate. Nurses with less than 5 years of work experience, nursing researchers and diploma-educated nurses reported feeling a low preparedness to respond to COVID-19. These nurses should receive specific training.
护士是应对 COVID-19 疫情的关键人员。本研究旨在评估疫情爆发后中国临床护士对 COVID-19 的准备水平，以及相关的人口统计学因素。
本研究采用横断面调查设计。
我们向来自东部沿海地区五家医院的护士发放了在线问卷。问卷收集了人口统计学信息，并包括护士应对 COVID-19 的准备情况问卷（NPR COVID-19）。
NPR COVID-19 的总平均得分为 200.99（标准差=33.60），心理应对方法分量表的得分最低。教育和培训与 NPR COVID-19 得分呈正相关。护士的特征，如工作年限、工作类别和教育水平，被纳入 NPR COVID-19 回归模型，工作年限（≤5 年）与 NPR COVID-19 得分的负相关最强（标准系数=-0.20）。
中国护士应对 COVID-19 的准备情况是充分的。工作年限不足 5 年、护理研究人员和中专学历的护士报告对 COVID-19 的应对准备不足。这些护士应接受专项培训。
