Preparedness of isolation hospitals to Covid-19 risk management and its impact on nurses' work engagement during the outbreak

Mohammed Atiea Mohammed, Khadra; Abdel Hamid Mohamed, Awatef; El Said El Sabahy, Hanan; Saleh Moustafa Saleh, Manal

doi:10.21608/ejhc.2021.192790

Preparedness of isolation hospitals to Covid-19 risk management and its impact on nurses' work engagement during the outbreak

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ Lecturer, Nursing, Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Fayoum University, Egypt.

² Lecturer, Medical-Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, Egypt.

³ Lecturer, Nursing, Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, Egypt.

⁴ Assistant Professor, Nursing, Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Zagazig University, Egypt

10.21608/ejhc.2021.192790

Abstract

Background:Covid-19 risk management in health care settings is a process that affects every
area in the organization system and needs to be integrated into everything the organization
does to control or reduce the bad outcomes of the outbreak,so isolation hospitals should be
prepared for the possible arrival of (Covid-19) patients,and its nursing staff members are well
trained, equipped, and capable of practices with such patients. Aim: Evaluate preparedness of
isolation hospitals to Covid-19 risk management and its impact on nurses' work engagement
during the outbreak. Research design: A descriptive cross-sectional study. Setting:Isolation
hospitals in Egypt. Subjects: A convenient sample consisted of 443 nurses working in
isolation hospitals. Tools of data collection: Two tools were used;Covid-19 risk management
and nurses work engagement questionnaires. Results: This study revealed that about half
(53.7%) of overall of Covid-19 risk management levels were unsatisfactory (<75%),while less
than half of them (44.9%) were have moderate level of work engagement duringCovid-19
outbreak. Conclusion:There was statistically significant positive relationship between Covid-
19 risk management and nurses work engagement (P=0.000). Recommendations:
Continuous education programs for nurses complied with redesigned healthcare systems
based on Covid-19 risk evidence practice to achieve a sustainable healthcare system with
experienced and a skillful nurse in infection controlling

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