Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Regarding Infection Prevention towards COVID-19 Pandemic among Intensive Clinical Training Nursing Students at Al-Hussein bin Talal University
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Knowledge, Attitudes, Practices, Infection Prevention, COVID-19, Intensive Clinical Training Nursing StudentsAbstract
Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) affects the world. Because of their direct contact with patients, health workers, especially nurses, play critical roles in the prevention of the COVID-19 outbreak through proper care and preventive procedures. Aim: To examine the knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) of Intensive Clinical Training Nursing Students at Al-Hussein bin Talal University. Design: An exploratory research design (cross-sectional study design). Setting: Nursing department at Al-Hussein bin Talal University. Subjects: All available Intensive clinical training nursing students (100 students) who train in different hospitals. Tool: A self-administered structured questionnaire, includes; (1): Personal and demographic data (2): Student Nurses’ Knowledge, (3): Students Nurses’ Attitude and (4): Students Nurses’ Practice to prevent COVID–19. Results: Majority of the studied students were female whose age 20 ≥ 30 years old. Most of them (92%) experienced less than 5 years. There was no statistically significant difference between total knowledge, practice and attitude levels and of the intensive clinical training nursing students and their demographic data but there was a statistically significant difference between years of experience and total practice and attitude (p= 0.005, p= 0.023) respectively. Conclusion: This study showed an incomplete knowledge and a high practice level and favorable attitude of participants toward infection control of COVID 19. Recommendations: Continuous provision of education program and training of all students on proper infection prevention measures are serious and substantial.
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