Knowledge and awareness among nursing students regarding the COVID-19: a cross sectional study

Joshi, Krishna Prakash; Madhura, Leena; Jamadar, Deepak

doi:10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20202536

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“…As well as after graduation, nurse's neglect reading updating their professional knowledge, it was expected to find such low level of knowledge. The present study findings are in congruence with Joshi, et al (2020) [12] who studied" Knowledge and awareness among nursing students regarding the COVID-19: a cross sectional study", who concluded that, the study participants showed adequate basic knowledge and awareness of COVID-19. There is a strong need to implement periodic educational interventions and training programs on infection control practices and other updates of COVID-19 across all healthcare professions including nursing students.…”

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Knowledge and Practices of Nurses Regarding Corona Virus (COVID-19): An Educational Intervention

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2021

MLU

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Background: COVID-19 it is the new coronavirus and most cases appeared in the Chinese city, Wuhan at the end of December 2019 in the form of acute pneumonia. It was identified through genetic sequences. It is believed that the originated in animals and most cases appeared in the seafood and animal market in Wuhan. The virus can spread from the infected person to another person through close contact without protection. Aim was to evaluate the effect of an educational intervention nurses' knowledge and practices regarding Corona virus (COVID-19). Quasi-experimental design (pre and post intervention) was utilized. A total sample of (70) staff nurses were recruited in the study. The study was conducted at General Farasan Hospital. Data were collected through two main tools: A structured self-administered questionnaire, and nurses' practices toward COVID-19. Results: Revealed that 55.7% of nurses had poor knowledge before intervention. However, 88.6% of them had good knowledge after intervention. As well as, only 7.1% of the studied nurses had competent practices toward covid 19 before training. Meanwhile, after training the competent practices changed to 94.3%. Conclusion: The implementation of an educational intervention was effective and significantly improved nurses' knowledge and practices towards covid 19.

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Knowledge and Practices of Nurses Regarding Corona Virus (COVID-19): An Educational Intervention

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2021

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“…83.54% participants were aware about concept of hand hygiene and 83.37% were well aware of PPE for suspected or confirmed COVID-19 cases. 6…”

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Knowledge of Students Regarding COVID-19 Amid its Hasty Expansion

Manisha Saklani,

Parvinder Kaur,

Jyoti Sarin

2021

Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology

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Background:The pandemic of COVID-19 has been spreading around the world very rapidly and has took a terrible shape. The one of the better ways to deal with this terrible pandemic is to have thorough knowledge about it and act consequently.Objectives: The present study aim at assessing and comparing the knowledge of Students about COVID 19 and its hasty expansion.Material and Methods: Descriptive cross-sectional research design was adopted for the study. Data using online structured knowledge questionnaire was collected from 316 participants which was selected using convenient sampling technique from selected University of Ambala. The data was collected from students of Nursing, Physiotherapy and IT department. Results:The mean age of participants among Nursing was 21.75 + 1.77, 23.43 + 2.62 among physiotherapy whereas 23.22+ 2.28 among IT department. In relations to Gender it was found that most (76 %) of the participants were female and only 24 percent were male among Nursing, 66 percent's participants were female, and 34 percent were male among physiotherapy while 56 percent were female and 44 percent were male in the IT department. 47 percent participants from the Nursing, 40 percent participants from physiotherapy and 20 percent participants form IT were having good knowledge. The knowledge score among Nursing Participants ranged from 17 to 46, 15 to 47 among Physiotherapy whereas it was 17 to 47 among IT participants. The mean knowledge score of the Nursing participants was 33.84 + 5. 48, 32.91+6.67 among physiotherapy and it was 31.63+5.98 among IT. Repeated measure ANOVA was calculated which shows a statically significant difference (F=1.07, p=0.00) among three groups Conclusion:The study concluded that continuing teaching experience is required to the students regarding preventive measures as well as change in the treatment regimen

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“…10 In another COVID-19 knowledge related study by Joshi et al at Telangana state in India showed that 75.6% participants had high level of understanding regarding the novel disease. 8 A survey among medical and allied health care students across India found that the participants had adequate knowledge regarding the new disease. 11 An online questionnaire based survey by Jose et al among the pharmacy students in Kerala showed that >70% of the participants had good understanding about the transmissibility of coronavirus.…”

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“…The study also proved that there is a clear need for regular orientation and training programs to improve and update knowledge regarding COVID-19 infections and prevention strategies. 8 Our study aims at exploring the knowledge about the current treatment modalities of COVID-19, among the final year medical students and interns across the country. The knowledge about the proper precautionary measures, dead body disposal and the information seeking behaviour among the students is also being evaluated.…”

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Final year medical students versus interns: information seeking behaviour about COVID-19 therapy in India

David

George

Chandra

et al. 2021

Int J Basic Clin Pharmacol

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Background: Doctors alone must be capable of taking ultimate responsibilities for making decisions in clinical uncertainties. A right clinical judgement and management was the ultimate priority for health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. The objective of our study was to access knowledge about COVID-19 treatment among the final year bachelor of medicine and bachelor of surgery (MBBS) students and interns and thereby to understand the information seeking behaviour.Methods: Multicentric cross-sectional questionnaire-based study among the final year MBBS students and interns. The google form questionnaire was sent to the participants through whatsapp or mail. The questions were related to the drugs, the precautionary measures and the dead body disposal in COVID-19. Attitude regarding seeking information about the new disease, updated treatment guidelines as well as the preferred resource materials was also studied. The sample size was calculated based on a pilot study.Results: Out of 316 participants, 30.7% had good, 53.2% had adequate and 16.1% had inadequate knowledge regarding the updated treatment guidelines. In one of the questions about hydroxychloroquine, 51.5% final year MBBS students (n=200) and 63.8% interns (n=116) responded correctly (p<0.034). 65.4% gathered information by self-directed learning through various sources. 45.8% gathered information from social media while 44.4% read printed materials and 39.3% heard online/offline lectures.Conclusions: We conclude that the final year MBBS students and interns have satisfactory knowledge about COVID-19 treatment. Interns had better awareness than the final year MBBS students. Retaining the theoretical knowledge during internship will make the young doctors more confident while practicing.

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Knowledge and awareness among nursing students regarding the COVID-19: a cross sectional study

Cited by 12 publications

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Knowledge and Practices of Nurses Regarding Corona Virus (COVID-19): An Educational Intervention

Knowledge and Practices of Nurses Regarding Corona Virus (COVID-19): An Educational Intervention

Knowledge of Students Regarding COVID-19 Amid its Hasty Expansion

Final year medical students versus interns: information seeking behaviour about COVID-19 therapy in India

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