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Knowledge, Attitudes and Perceptions of Nurses on Personal Protective Equipment: Response to the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus

간호사의 개인보호장비에 대한 지식, 태도 및 인식: 메르스 대응을 중심으로

  • Kim, Kyungnam (Surveillance Team, Gyeonggi Infectious Disease Control Center) ;
  • Lee, Ogcheol (Red Cross College of Nursing, Chung-Ang University)
  • 김경남 (경기도감염병관리본부 감시체계팀) ;
  • 이옥철 (중앙대학교 적십자간호대학)
  • Received : 2016.08.24
  • Accepted : 2016.11.24
  • Published : 2016.11.30
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Abstract

Purpose: Personal protective equipment (PPE) is critical to protect healthcare workers from pandemic outbreaks. This study was designed to identify nurses' knowledge, attitude and perceptions on PPE. Methods: Data were collected from 154 nurses working at a tertiary general hospital, where positively diagnosed and suspected patients were accepted and admitted during the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus outbreak in 2015. The PPE tool consists of 20 items for knowledge, and 5 each for attitudes and perceptions. Results: Overall, knowledge for PPE was higher than moderate (76.95/100), but there was a lack for items related to powered air purifying respirator (PAPR). For attitudes, willingness to work in pandemic outbreaks was the most positive (4.04/5.00). Goggles and PAPR were perceived as the most uncomfortable barriers to work. There was no correlation between knowledge, attitude and perceptions, despite a strong positive correlation between attitude and perceptions. PPE training was identified as a factor to improve knowledge and attitudes on PPE. Conclusion: To respond to pandemic influenza, nurses need to expand their knowledge on PPE up to Level C, and be updated through regular training. Study findings suggest that repetitive studies targeting nurses and other healthcare workers at various hospital settings are necessary.

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