Nurses' core emergency competencies for COVID-19 in China: A cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To investigate nurses' core emergency competencies for handling the coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) and analyse the factors associated with those competencies.

Background

COVID-19 has become a major global public health event. Nursing staff have played an important role in COVID-19 prevention and control. Understanding their emergency competencies for handling COVID-19, and the potential disadvantages will help governments to develop targeted training policies and improve nurses' capacities in relation to pandemics and emergency preparedness.

Introduction

COVID-19 is a disastrous infectious disease, but the competencies of nurses in China to handle COVID-19 have not been well documented.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional survey on nurses from 22 prov

SUBMITTER: Li H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8242649 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature