Nursing professionals’ biosafety in confronting COVID-19

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.

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Main Authors:	Silva,Mônica Alice Santos da, Lima,Morgana Cristina Leôncio de, Dourado,Cynthia Angélica Ramos de Oliveira, Pinho,Clarissa Mourão, Andrade,Maria Sandra
Format:	Digital revista
Language:	English
Published:	Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem 2022
Online Access:	http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-71672022000300202
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