Assessing the confidence, knowledge and learning preferences of healthcare workers regarding personal protective equipment use during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. (6th April 2023)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Brown, Rachel; Brown, Amanda M.; Markman, Sharon; Mian, Rukhshan; Arora, Vineet M.; Umscheid, Craig A.
• Is Part Of: Infection control and hospital epidemiology. Volume 44:Number 4(2023)
• Page Start: 666
• Page End: 669
• Publication Date: 2023-04-06
• Subjects: Nosocomial infections -- Epidemiology -- Periodicals; Health facilities -- Sanitation -- Periodicals; Hospital buildings -- Sanitation -- Periodicals; Cross Infection -- Periodicals; Epidemiology -- Periodicals; Hospitals -- Periodicals; Infection Control -- Periodicals; 614.44
• DOI: 10.1017/ice.2022.1
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0899-823X

Abstract

Abstract: We surveyed healthcare workers at an urban academic hospital in the United States about their confidence in and knowledge of appropriate personal protective equipment use during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Among 461 respondents, most were confident and knowledgeable about use. Prescribers or nurses and those extremely confident about use were also the most knowledgeable.