Knowledge about biosecurity measures against COVID-19 in nursing students

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Keywords:

coronavirus infections, students, medical, education

Abstract

Background: the risks involved in the work of health professionals in the exercise of their daily practice demand the incorporation of elements concerning biosafety into their functions.
Objective: to determine the level of knowledge and the application of biosafety standards in nursing students while facing COVID-19.
Methods: a cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out during the month of October 2020 at the "Comandante Faustino Pérez Hernández" Clinical-Surgical Hospital and the "Eliseo Noel Camaño" Pediatric Hospital in Matanzas. Theoretical methods were used: historical-logical and inductive-deductive; and empirical ones: questionnaire and documentary analysis.
Results: through the implentation of the questionnaire, it was obtained that 100% of the students have adequate knowledge about washing and drying their hands, 83.3% showed adequate knowledge about the use of personal protective equipment, while 100% know the use of the facemask in the care of patients with respiratory infection, in addition it was possible to know that 55.5% always use the means of protection, and 45.5% only use it sometimes.
Conclusions: the level of knowledge and the application of biosafety standards in nursing students before COVID-19 was mostly adequate, which implies designing training on the subject aimed at those who need it.

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Author Biographies

Haydee Linares Sosa, Matanzas University of Medical Sciences.

Graduate in Nursing. First Degree Specialist in Hygiene and Epidemiology. Master in Infectious Diseases. Assistant Professor. Associate Researcher. Nursing department.

Anabel González Sánchez, Matanzas University of Medical Sciences.

Graduate in Nursing. Master of Science in Higher Education. PhD in Pedagogical Sciences. Full Professor and Full Researcher. Department of Science and Technology.

María de los Ángeles Daniel García, Matanzas University of Medical Sciences.

Graduate in Nursing. Assistant teacher. Nursing department.

Maritza Ávila García, Matanzas University of Medical Sciences.

Graduate in Nursing. Assistant teacher. Nursing department.

Vilma Aleida Mestre Cárdenas, Matanzas University of Medical Sciences.

Doctor in medicine. First Degree Specialist in Comprehensive General Medicine and Health Administration. Master in Satisfactory Longevity and in Higher Education Sciences. Assistant Professor. Associate Researcher.

Adriana Hernández Rodríguez, Matanzas University of Medical Sciences.

Graduate in Nursing. First Degree Specialist in Neonatology. Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing.

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Published

2023-04-01

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Linares Sosa H, González Sánchez A, Daniel García M de los Ángeles, Ávila García M, Mestre Cárdenas VA, Hernández Rodríguez A. Knowledge about biosecurity measures against COVID-19 in nursing students. EDUMEC [Internet]. 2023 Apr. 1 [cited 2025 Jul. 9];15(1):e2309. Available from: https://revedumecentro.sld.cu/index.php/edumc/article/view/e2309

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