Background: COVID -19 infection, the current pandemic, is a global emergency in more than 150 countries. Health care professionals are struggling to prevent the transmission of this highly contagious disease. Although there are numerous publications relating to dialysis and COVID-19, many are in the form of preliminary reports. Aim: The current study aimed to assess the efficacy of the COVID-19 prevention educational program on nurses’ knowledge and practices at hemodialysis unit. Method: A quasi-experimental pre/post- intervention design was used with a convenience sample of 30 nurses working in the Hemodialysis Unit at Mansoura University Hospital. The data were collected by using three tools: COVID_19 infection structured questionnaire, nurses' practices observational checklist, and COVID-19 infection control perceived barriers. Results: Statistically significant differences were noted in the total mean scores of nurses' knowledge and practices regarding the prevention of COVID-19 infection before and after the educational program. Overcrowded at a hemodialysis unit and insufficient supplies for implementation of infection control practices have been mentioned as perceived barriers by the majority (93.3%) of our participant nurses. Conclusion and Recommendations: Educational program had a positive effect in improving nurses' knowledge and practices toward the prevention of COVID-19 infection, and this will be positively reflected on patients' outcomes. Hence, it is recommended to provide the nurses more organizing continuous educational programs with continuous follow-up to keep them competent and up-to-date.
Moustafa Elpasiony, N., Fathallah Mostafa, M., & Fathy Gabr, W. (2021). Efficacy of COVID-19 Prevention Educational Program on Nurses’ knowledge and Practices at Hemodialysis Unit. Egyptian Journal of Health Care, 12(1), 1689-1703. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2021.179460
MLA
Nafisa Moustafa Elpasiony; Marwa Fathallah Mostafa; Wessam Fathy Gabr. "Efficacy of COVID-19 Prevention Educational Program on Nurses’ knowledge and Practices at Hemodialysis Unit", Egyptian Journal of Health Care, 12, 1, 2021, 1689-1703. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2021.179460
HARVARD
Moustafa Elpasiony, N., Fathallah Mostafa, M., Fathy Gabr, W. (2021). 'Efficacy of COVID-19 Prevention Educational Program on Nurses’ knowledge and Practices at Hemodialysis Unit', Egyptian Journal of Health Care, 12(1), pp. 1689-1703. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2021.179460
VANCOUVER
Moustafa Elpasiony, N., Fathallah Mostafa, M., Fathy Gabr, W. Efficacy of COVID-19 Prevention Educational Program on Nurses’ knowledge and Practices at Hemodialysis Unit. Egyptian Journal of Health Care, 2021; 12(1): 1689-1703. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2021.179460
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