Proposed Protocol for Improving Staff Nurses` Awareness and Self – Efficacy with Novel Coronavirus SARS Cov 2 Outbreak

The awareness and preparedness in managing Novel Coronavirus SARS CoV 2 Outbreak infection are most important to prevent the further spread. Aim This study aimed to propose a protocol for improving staff nurses` awareness and self – efficacy with Novel Coronavirus SARS CoV 2 Outbreak. Subjects and Method A descriptive design was utilized in this study that was conducted in the units of Critical Care and Emergency for adults surgery, medicine and pediatrics at El Sayed Galal and Ain Shams University Hospitals. A random sample was composed of 180 nurses with different ages, gender, education and experiences were recruited from the above mentioned settings. The study tools were 1 Self administered questionnaire sheet to assess nurses awareness about Novel Coronavirus SARS CoV 2 Outbreak. 2 General self efficacy scale. 3 Ways of Coping Questionnaire for Staff Nurses. 4 Competency obstacles assessment sheet. Results Mean age of studied nurses was 33.4±27.2 added to their awareness and self efficacy need for improvement. Moreover, there were many obstacles affecting their competency. Conclusion Overall, the current study concluded that nearly half of studied nurses had satisfactory awareness about Novel Coronavirus SARS CoV 2 and their role during the outbreak. Meanwhile, less than half of them had high self – efficacy and positive coping. In addition, majority of them had competency obstacles during their work on outbreak time. Recommendations Further research study should be done to implement and nvestigate the effect of this proposed protocol for such group of nurses. Lamiaa A. Elsayed | Soad M. Hegazy | Rania M. Abueldahab | Manal A. Ahmed | Salwa O. Elkhattab "Proposed Protocol for Improving Staff Nurses` Awareness and Self – Efficacy with Novel Coronavirus SARS-Cov-2 Outbreak" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-4 | Issue-5 , August 2020, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd31871.pdf Paper Url :https://www.ijtsrd.com/medicine/other/31871/proposed-protocol-for-improving-staff-nurses`-awareness-and-self-–-efficacy-with-novel-coronavirus-sarscov2-outbreak/lamiaa-a-elsayed