Pandemic awareness and caring behaviors of nurses working in intensive care unit – a multicenter study

• Authors: Burcu Dedeoğlu Demir , Sevda Türen , Derya Akca Dogan

Abstracts

EN

Introduction and aim. In the COVID-19 pandemic, which is a global threat, the awareness levels of intensive care nurses who meet all the care needs of patients can affect the quality of care. In this study, pandemic awareness and care behaviors of nurses who undertook the patient’s care needs in intensive care units were examined. Material and methods. The research was carried out with 317 nurses working critical care units of 12 hospitals in different provinces. “Nurse Characteristics Form”, “Pandemic Awareness Scale” and “Caring Behaviors Inventory-24” were used as data collection tools. Data were collected between March and August 2022 in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic process using an online survey. Results. It was determined that 75.4% of the participants were female and the mean age was 25.56±4.49. Pandemic awareness scale score was 3.04±0.62 (0.11-3.67) and caring behaviors inventory score was 5.48±0.84 (1.00-6.00). A significant, positive, weak relationship was found between nurses’ pandemic awareness and all sub-dimensions of caring behaviors (p≤ 0.05). Conclusion. It was seen that the caring behaviors of nurses with high pandemic awareness were also positively affected. Although it was the first time they had experienced the pandemic, nurses were found to have good caring behaviors.

Keywords

EN

pandemic awareness; caring behavior; intensive care; nurse

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Rzeszowski. Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Rzeszowskiego
• Journal: European Journal of Clinical and Experimental Medicine
• Year: 2023
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 245-250

Dates

published

2023

Contributors

author

Burcu Dedeoğlu Demir

• Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Istanbul Arel University, Istanbul, Turkey

author

Sevda Türen

• Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Istanbul Kültür University, Istanbul, Turkey

author

Derya Akca Dogan

• Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Bursa Uludag University, Bursa, Turkey

Identifiers

DOI

10.15584/ejcem.2023.2.18

Biblioteka Nauki

25102364