Effect of Tele-nursing Education Program on Nurses’ Compliance with Standard Precautions during COVID- 19 Pandemic

Abstract

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is a great global public health concern, caused by SARS-COV2 and represents the causative agent of a potentially fatal disease. Aim: evaluate the effect of tele-nursing education program on nurses’ compliance with standard precautions during COVID-19 pandemic. A quasi-experimental research design was used. Setting: The study conducted at Specialized Medical Hospital, Mansoura, Egypt. Sample: 218 nurses transversely various clinical units of the hospital. Two tools were used in data collection; a structured interviewing questionnaire, and the compliance with standard precautions scale (CSPS). Results revealed that there was a highly statistically significant difference in all items of compliance with standard precautions scale between pretest and posttest with p value <0.001 and a highly significant statistical difference in mean scores of compliance standards precautions scale between the pre & post-test, with p value <0.001. Conclusion: Application of the tele-nursing education program had a positive effect on improving the CSPS of the studied nurses as the tele-nursing appears to be a new opportunity in the COVID-19 Pandemic disaster to lessen hazard of infection. Recommendations: Written universal precautions guidelines for infection control should be available and updated periodically