Nursing professionals' biosafety in confronting COVID-19

Rev Bras Enferm. 2021 Oct 18;75(suppl 1):e20201104. doi: 10.1590/0034-7167-2020-1104. eCollection 2021.
[Article in English, Portuguese]

Abstract

Objective: To investigate the nursing professionals' biosecurity in confronting COVID-19.

Methods: This is a Survey type study. Nursing professionals were invited via messaging apps, using self-applied data collection forms. The sample selection (n=693) was non-probabilistic. A descriptive data analysis was conducted.

Results: considering the biosafety aspects in facing COVID-19, 79.0% of the participants had not received training or considered it insufficient, 69.3% reported the lack of personal protective equipment during work, and 81.8% did not feel safe with the internal flux adaptations for handling COVID-19 cases.

Conclusion: Continuous and effective nursing team training and personal protective equipment availability are necessary, as well as internal flow adjustments for attending suspected or confirmed cases.

MeSH terms

  • COVID-19*
  • Containment of Biohazards
  • Humans
  • Personal Protective Equipment
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • Surveys and Questionnaires