ASSESSMENT OF CHALLENGES AND ISSUES FACED WHILE WORKING IN COVID-19 UNIT AMONG STAFF NURSES WORKING IN SELECTED HOSPITALS: A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY
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Covid-19, Staff Nurses, Unit, Hospital, Issues, Challenges, Assess.
Abstract
The corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome corona virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has developed since December 2019. It has caused a global pandemic with more than three hundred thousand case fatalities.
Objectives- 1. To assess the Challenges and Issues faced while working in Covid-19 Unit among Staff Nurses working in selected Hospitals. 2. To assess the Challenges and Issues faced while working in Covid-19 Unit among Staff Nurses. 3. To associate the Challenges and Issues faced by Staff Nurses with selected demographic variable.
Methodology- In specific hospitals of the city, a Non-experimental descriptive design with a methodology of Quantitative approach is used among the Challenges and Issues faced while working in Covid-19 Unit among Staff Nurses using Non probability Purposive sampling technique consisting of 100 samples.
Result- Analysis showed that majority 56% of staff nurses had faced severe level of challenges and issues while 43% of staff nurses had faced moderate and only 1% have faced less challenges and issues. Minimum score was 9 and maximum score was 27 and Mean score was 20.76±2.77 and mean percentage of score was 69.20±9.24. In association of level of challenges and issues faced while working in covid-19 unit among staff nurses with their selected demographic variables reveals that there is association of level of challenges and issues faced while working in covid-19 unit among staff nurses with age, education, area of working, duration of working in Covid-19 unit and do had COVID-19 at p<0.05 level of significance while none of other demographic variables were associated with challenges and issues.
Conclusion- The study conclude association of level of challenges and issues faced while working in covid-19 unit among staff nurses with age, education, area of working, duration of working in Covid-19 unit and do had COVID-19 at p<0.05 level of significance while none of other demographic variables were associated with challenges and issues
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Ms. Ayushi Alone
Student, Department of Nursing, VSPM Madhuribai Deshmukh Institute of Nursing Education, Nagpur
Ms. Pascaline David
Associate Professor, Cardiovascular Thoracic Nursing, VSPM Madhuribai Deshmukh Institute of Nursing Education and Research Center, Nagpur
Ms. Lata Sukare
Associate Professor, Cardiovascular Thoracic Nursing, VSPM Madhuribai Deshmukh Institute of Nursing Education and Research Center, Nagpur
Ms. Stuti Sunar
Lecturer, Cardiovascular Thoracic Nursing, VSPM Madhuribai Deshmukh Institute of Nursing Education and Research Center, Nagpur