![]() ![]() The median and interquartile range of nursing knowledge, attitude, and practice on COVID-19 were 8 (2), 16 (3), and 14 (2), respectively. Each question is scored on four levels, ranging from 1 point to 4 points. There are four nursing practice questions. The practice section includes implementing nursing in accordance with the nursing requirements of infectious diseases, preventing cross-infection consciously, changing daily manner of work to meet the needs during COVID-19, and adapting to psychological changes of patients actively. Each question is scored on five levels, ranging from 1 point to 5 points. The attitude section includes a self-assessment of knowledge mastery, the desire to learn more knowledge, the influence of emotional state on nursing quality, and the ability and confidence to nursing care for COVID-19. ![]() There are 10 knowledge-related questions, 1 point for each correct answer, with a total score of 10 points. The knowledge section includes suspected patient care, confirmed patient care, specimen collection, psychological care, and discharge guidance. The second part assessed the KAP of nursing staff. The first part is general information including age, educational background, work experience, hospital rank, and workplace (outpatient clinics and emergency departments, fever clinics, isolation wards, and general wards). The questionnaire is composed of two parts. The questions were designed based on “COVID-19 diagnosis and treatment scheme (seventh edition),” “COVID-19 prevention and control program (sixth edition),” “COVID-19 laboratory testing technology guide (fifth edition)” and “COVID-19 psychological counseling work plan,” which were issued by the National Health Commission of China and were revised and verified by five frontline medical experts from a designated hospital of COVID-19. The self-designed questionnaire includes basic information, nursing knowledge, nursing attitude, and nursing practice on COVID-19 care. The purpose of the study is to understand the nursing staffs' knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) on COVID-19 and its influencing factors, which can provide a basis for further targeted improvement measures, and provide references for subsequent relevant training or policy-making to improve the quality of clinical nursing. Attitude and practice of nursing staff also affect the progression and prognosis of the disease. As a new respiratory infectious disease, COVID-19-related nursing care involves new knowledge and contents. The model of KAP is divided into three continuous processes that help to explain human behavior. As of February 18, 2020, when we conducted the survey, a total of 1,173 confirmed cases were reported in Zhejiang province and 544 were discharged from hospitals ( 4). The first case of COVID-19 reported by the Health Commission of Zhejiang Province was on January 21, 2020. It is located between 118☀1′-123☁0′ E and 27☀2′-31☁1′ N, is economically developed, with an area of 105,500 km 2 and a population of about 50 million, and consists of 11 municipalities. ![]() Zhejiang province locates on the east coast of China, which was one of the regions hit hardest when COVID-19 broke out in China. As of April 29, 2020, there were nearly 3 million confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 202,733 deaths according to the WHO, reported by 213 countries around the world ( 3). The World Health Organization (WHO) named it Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and declared it a pandemic ( 2). It is necessary to take measures to enhance the training on COVID-19, especially for KAP of junior nurses in general wards.Īt the end of December 2019, a novel coronavirus pneumonia case appeared in Wuhan, China ( 1). However, the accuracy of psychological nursing knowledge was much lower, 14.3% only. The findings indicated that KAP of nursing staff scored well. The survey was conducted on February 18, 2020, among 7,716 voluntary participants from 143 medical institutions in Zhejiang, China. The aim of this study is to investigate the knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) on Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) care among nursing staff and analyze its influencing factors. ![]()
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