Assessment of the experience and readiness of COVID-19 pandemic Care Nurses

Abstract

Epidemic disease pandemics have affected many societies at various times throughout human history. 21. in the century, we are still fighting epidemics as a world. Nurses play crucial roles in health care practices in the process of infectious disease pandemics and other epidemics. They face the risk of direct patient care and exposure to infectious disease. This work; It was carried out with the participation of 50(13 Male+37 Female) volunteer nurses who directly cared for COVID-19 patients or suspects. Online survey questions were asked to determine the experience and mood of the nurses in the interventions. Data obtained were analyzed by the IBM SPSS 20® program with frequency, independent T-test and Pearson chi-square (χ2) tests. Participants were trained in nursing care. 60% (30) of the participants had difficulty using personal protectors, disinfectants and clothing. 78%(39) of the participants experienced insomnia, stress and anxiety. However, 2%(1) stated that they used sleeping pills, 36%(17) stated that they did meditation, muscle relaxation and breathing exercises. It was determined that 62%(31) of them were exposed to verbal /physical aggression by their patients/relatives during this difficult period. In this process, a significant difference was found between being excluded from service and age, exposure to physical violence and years of working in the profession, understanding of the difficulties of the profession and gender (P