Shifting Personal Protective Equipment Usage Found Amongst Nurses
Journal Title: Journal of Quality in Health Care & Economics (JQHE) - Year 2022, Vol 5, Issue 2
Abstract
Background: Personal protective equipment (PPE) has been around since the 14th century and the importance of it is unmeasurable. The COVID-19 pandemic left the world with a shortage of PPE mainly due to a resulting supply and demand problem. However, following peak COVID-19 pandemic PPE supplies began to normalize, yet hospital nurses’ focus on upholding proper PPE standards were markedly dwindling nationwide. Objective: The aim of this research study was to better understand the correlating factors playing a role in the noticeable change in hospital nurse attitudes regarding PPE usage. Methods: A mixed research design study was implemented over three weeks from January 2022 to February 2022 and included critical care registered nurses. A 27 open and closed-ended question survey was distributed via Survey Monkey to allow for qualitative and quantitative data collection. Data Analysis: A percent change was performed on quantitative data and a thematic analysis was conducted on qualitative data. Results: There was an 18.17% percent change increase in PPE supplies on the chosen critical care hospital units and consistent identifiable themes of fear, anxiety, and frustration in regards to PPE when working with COVID-19 patients. Conclusion: This survey did identify a reported shift in PPE usage amongst critical care nurses since peak COVID-19 pandemic. This shift could be due to many identifiable factors such as PPE accessibility, emotional resentments towards PPE supply, financial burden, PPE nursing education, and physical injuries from PPE wear.
Authors and Affiliations
Patricia Allison Hall RN FNP(s), Taylor Gladey RN FNP(s) and Abigail Mitchell DHEd, MSN, MBA, RN, CNE*
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- DOI 10.23880/jqhe-16000265
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