The Effect of Fear of COVID-19 on Adherence to Standard Precautions in Surgical Nurses

Abstract

This descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the effect of surgical nurses' fear of COVID-19 on compliance with standard precautions. The research was conducted on with 303 nurses working in surgical units in Turkey who voluntarily to participate in the study between January 01 and May 01, 2022. Data were collected through Google Forms using the Introductory Information Form, the Compliance with Standard Precautions Scale, and the Fear of COVID-19 Scale. SPSS 25.0 program was used to analyze the data. The mean age of the nurses was 30.68±7.94 years, 83.2% were female, 54.1% worked in the clinic. The total mean score of the Nurses' Compliance with Standard Precautions Scale was 14.98±2.79, and the total mean score of the Fear of COVID-19 Scale was found to be 15.77±5.67. It was found that the mean score of the Fear of COVID-19 Scale increased with age, years of work in the profession, and years of work in the unit increased. It was found that surgical nurses' fear of COVID-19 and compliance with standard precautions were moderate, and there was no significant relationship between fear of COVID-19 and compliance with standard precautions.

Keywords

• COVID-19
• Fear
• Universal precautions
• Perioperative nursing

COVID-19 Korkusunun Cerrahi Hemşirelerde Standart Önlemlere Uyum Üzerindeki Etkisi

Abstract

Bu tanımlayıcı ve kesitsel çalışma, cerrahi hemşirelerinin COVID-19 korkusunun standart önlemlere uyum üzerindeki etkisini belirlemek amacıyla gerçekleştirilmiştir. Araştırma, 01 Ocak–01 Mayıs 2022 tarihleri arasında Türkiye’de cerrahi birimlerde çalışan ve çalışmaya gönüllü olarak katılan 303 hemşire ile yürütülmüştür. Veriler, Google Forms aracılığıyla Tanıtıcı Bilgi Formu, Standart Önlemlere Uyum Ölçeği ve COVID-19 Korkusu Ölçeği kullanılarak toplanmıştır. Verilerin analizinde SPSS 25.0 programı kullanılmıştır. Hemşirelerin yaş ortalaması 30,68±7,94 olup, %83,2’si kadın ve %54,1’i klinikte çalışmaktadır. Hemşirelerin Standart Önlemlere Uyum Ölçeği toplam puan ortalaması 14,98±2,79; COVID-19 Korkusu Ölçeği toplam puan ortalaması ise 15,77±5,67 olarak bulunmuştur. COVID-19 Korkusu Ölçeği puan ortalamasının yaş, meslekte çalışma yılı ve birimde çalışma yılı arttıkça yükseldiği belirlenmiştir. Cerrahi hemşirelerinin COVID-19 korkusunun ve standart önlemlere uyumlarının orta düzeyde olduğu ve COVID-19 korkusu ile standart önlemlere uyum arasında anlamlı bir ilişki bulunmadığı saptanmıştır.

Keywords

• COVID-19
• Evrensel Önemler
• Perioperatif hemşirelik

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