TY - JOUR
T1 - Factors influencing emergency nurses’ infection control practices related to coronavirus disease 2019 in Korea
AU - Kim, Sang Ok
AU - Kim, Kon Hee
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was supported by a Hanmaum Scholarship from the Seoul Nurses Association, South Korea in 2020.
Funding Information:
This study was supported by a Hanmaum Scholarship from the Seoul Nurses Association , South Korea in 2020.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 College of Emergency Nursing Australasia
PY - 2023/3
Y1 - 2023/3
N2 - Background: When an infectious disease breaks out, emergency nurses are the front-line specialists. Infection control by emergency nurses is important to minimize the risk of infectious disease and to improve the infection control practices of emergency nurses. Therefore, it is crucial to identify the factors influencing infection control practice related to COVID-19. Methods: For this cross-sectional study design used survey methods for data collection, a questionnaire survey was conducted with 161 emergency nurses working in five hospitals selected through convenience sampling. Data were collected from November 10 to November 26 in 2020. Results: Infection control practice related to COVID-19 was affected by the infection prevention environment (β = 0.24, p =.002), monitoring of wearing Personal Protective Equipment (β = 0.19, p =.006), knowledge about COVID-19 (β = 0.18, p =.009), perceived severity related to COVID-19 (β = 0.18, p =.010), and perceived barrier related to COVID-19 (β = −0.15, p =.033). Conclusion: Creating safe infection prevention measures and revitalizing personal protective equipment monitoring are necessary to improve infection control practices. A systematic infection control education program is needed to improve knowledge about COVID-19, emphasize its perceived severity, and identify and eliminate perceived barriers.
AB - Background: When an infectious disease breaks out, emergency nurses are the front-line specialists. Infection control by emergency nurses is important to minimize the risk of infectious disease and to improve the infection control practices of emergency nurses. Therefore, it is crucial to identify the factors influencing infection control practice related to COVID-19. Methods: For this cross-sectional study design used survey methods for data collection, a questionnaire survey was conducted with 161 emergency nurses working in five hospitals selected through convenience sampling. Data were collected from November 10 to November 26 in 2020. Results: Infection control practice related to COVID-19 was affected by the infection prevention environment (β = 0.24, p =.002), monitoring of wearing Personal Protective Equipment (β = 0.19, p =.006), knowledge about COVID-19 (β = 0.18, p =.009), perceived severity related to COVID-19 (β = 0.18, p =.010), and perceived barrier related to COVID-19 (β = −0.15, p =.033). Conclusion: Creating safe infection prevention measures and revitalizing personal protective equipment monitoring are necessary to improve infection control practices. A systematic infection control education program is needed to improve knowledge about COVID-19, emphasize its perceived severity, and identify and eliminate perceived barriers.
KW - COVID-19
KW - Emergency nursing
KW - Health belief model
KW - Knowledge
KW - Personal protective equipment
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U2 - 10.1016/j.auec.2022.07.004
DO - 10.1016/j.auec.2022.07.004
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85134769505
SN - 2589-1375
VL - 26
SP - 30
EP - 35
JO - Australasian Emergency Care
JF - Australasian Emergency Care
IS - 1
ER -