Assessing the confidence, knowledge and learning preferences of healthcare workers regarding personal protective equipment use during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic

Abstract

We surveyed healthcare workers at one urban academic hospital in the U.S. about their confidence in and knowledge of appropriate personal protective equipment use during the COVID-19 pandemic. Of 461 respondents, most were confident and knowledgeable about use; prescribers or nurses and those extremely confident about use were most knowledgeable.

Perceptions of the Availability of Personal Protective Equipment and Its Association With Burnout Among US Healthcare Personnel During the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic, 2020–2021

“…While more than three quarters of HCP placed a moderate-high level of confidence in PPE, appropriate PPE was not always available for more than one quarter of those surveyed. The level of confidence in PPE in our survey was similar to an earlier study among emergency department and inpatient medical staff at a US medical center in which 85% reported being either somewhat or extremely confident in PPE use 30 . A US national survey of critical care nurses conducted at approximately the same time as this survey reported that 71% experienced shortages of PPE, considerably higher than our results from a much broader HCP population 31 .…”

“…The level of confidence in PPE in our survey was similar to an earlier study among emergency department and inpatient medical staff at a US medical center in which 85% reported being either somewhat or extremely confident in PPE use. 30 A US national survey of critical care nurses conducted at approximately the same time as this survey reported that 71% experienced shortages of PPE, considerably higher than our results from a much broader HCP population. 31 Approximately one third of all employees in our survey reported that they were scared while working during the pandemic and more than half worried they would bring COVID-19 home and infect their loved ones.…”

Use of an innovation center to foster high‐value COVID‐19 care at an academic healthcare system

“…Designs shared on the internet beginning April 12, 2020, had over 2000 views in the first week 13 . As part of a multimodal approach, this work resulted in staff knowledge of appropriate PPE practices greater than similar staff globally 14 …”

“…13 As part of a multimodal approach, this work resulted in staff knowledge of appropriate PPE practices greater than similar staff globally. 14 Additional examples of supported proposals, including supported research studies, are described in Table 1.…”

Tip Fakültesi̇ Öğrenci̇leri̇ni̇n Covid-19 Pandemi̇si̇nde Ki̇şi̇sel Koruyucu Eki̇pman Kullanimi Konusunda Bi̇lgi̇ Düzeyleri̇ni̇n Beli̇rlenmesi̇

“…Kanada'da sağlık çalışanları üzerinde yapılan bir çalışmada, yanıt verenlerin yaklaşık %50'si, ABD'de yapılan çalışmadaysa %77'si uygun KKE giyme sırasını doğru şekilde belirleyebilmiştir. Çalışmalar arasındaki farklı oranların nedeni olarak insan merkezli tasarım ilkeleri kullanılarak geliştirilen e-posta iletişimleri, eğitici videolar, ekip toplantıları, kişisel gözlemciler ve izolasyon önlemi tabelaları dahil olmak üzere, sağlık çalışanlarını KKE uygulamaları hakkında eğitmek için çok modlu bir yaklaşım kullanma gösterilmiştir (4,14) . Çalışmamızda tıbbi/cerrahi maske kullanımı, N95 maske, eldiven, önlük giyme ve KKE doğru giyme ve doğru çıkarma sırasını doğru yapma açısından klinik öğrencileri temel tıp öğrencilerinden istatistiksel olarak da anlamlı olarak daha yüksek puanlar almıştır.…”