Open AccessEpidemiological Surveillance COVID 19 Risk Factors Nurses before and after Counseling at Medan Hospital
Author(s) -
Kiking Ritarwan Kiking,
Oke Rina,
Khairul Putra Surbakti Khairul,
Kiki Mohammad Iqbal Kiki,
Rosmayanti Syafriani Siregar Rosmayanti
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
abdimas talenta
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2549-4341
pISSN - 2549-418X
DOI - 10.32734/abdimastalenta.v6i1.5288
Subject(s) - medicine , checklist , face shield , covid-19 , health care , epidemiology , family medicine , outbreak , personal protective equipment , nursing , environmental health , disease , psychology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , virology , economics , cognitive psychology , economic growth
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), which originated in Wuhan, China, has caused many healthcare workers to be infected. To better understand how to protect staff, it is necessary to understand the predisposing factors for healthcare workers infection and nosocomial transmission. A research tool using checklist, questionnaires risk factors healthcare workers (nurses), who worked at the forefront to fight against COVID-19 since its outbreak.The quiestionnare given to nurses includes neurological symptoms, washing hands, wearing masks, clothes, gloves and face shield and shoes from officers who are in the hospital.
Of the seventy nurses in Medan Hospital who participated, the most were 30-40 years old as many as 40 (57,1%) and the most female nurses were 57 (81,4%). The were no difference in the level of understanding of nurses before and after counseling (p >0.05).
Conclusion: Environmental risk factors at COVID-19 have no associated the Risk Factors before and after counseling at Medan Hospitals.