US Nurses’ Perceptions Regarding Caring for Suspected, Probable, and Confirmed Ebola Virus Disease Patients, Part 1
| Autor: | Dorothy J. Seibert, Mallinson Rk, Karen Gabel Speroni |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Infectious Disease Transmission Patient-to-Professional Inservice Training Attitude of Health Personnel Leadership and Management Nurses Guidelines as Topic Disease medicine.disease_cause Risk Assessment Occupational safety and health medicine Humans Occupational Health Ebola virus business.industry Refusal to Treat General Medicine Hemorrhagic Fever Ebola medicine.disease United States Occupational Diseases Risk perception Nurses perceptions Health Care Surveys Family medicine Workforce Ambulatory Nursing Staff Guideline Adherence Medical emergency Risk assessment business |
| Zdroj: | JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration. 45:477-484 |
| ISSN: | 0002-0443 |
| Popis: | OBJECTIVE This study examined US hospital, ambulatory/outpatient facility, and clinic nurses' perceptions regarding care of persons under investigation (PUIs) and confirmed Ebola virus disease (EVD) patients and EVD nursing workforce impact. BACKGROUND Timely research was warranted to better understand nurses' perceptions. METHODS This survey research used convenience sampling of RNs, LPNs, and nurse technicians. Respondents completed a 45-item electronic validated survey. RESULTS Overall average perceived risk with providing care was higher for confirmed EVD patients (5.2) than PUIs (4.8) (0 = no risk, 10 = highest risk). Few had cared for confirmed EVD patients (0.3%) or PUIs (0.7%). Whereas 48.4% felt prepared in protecting themselves from contracting EVD, 25.2% were concerned with contracting EVD. More nurses (45.9%) felt they should be able to opt out of caring for confirmed EVD patients as compared with those caring for PUIs (39.2%). EVD emergence had not affected (85.8%) nurses' willingness to provide direct patient care; however, 6.8% reported EVD has decreased years planned in the nursing workforce. CONCLUSIONS Nurses reported moderate risk for EVD-related patient care; 6.8% may leave the workforce earlier. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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