Knowledge and practice toward basic life support among nurses working with SARS-CoV-2 patients in Jordanian hospitals."
Abstract
Purpose ? The purpose of this paper is to assess nurse?s knowledge and practice regarding basic life
support (BLS) skills while working with SARS-CoV-2 patients in Jordanian hospitals.
Design/methodology/approach ? A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 386 nurses
with direct contact with SARS-CoV-2 patients at Jordanian hospitals. A self-administered structured
questionnaire was used based on the American Heart Association (AHA) guidelines.
Findings ? A total of 386 participants were recruited. The mean years of experience were 7.89 (SD =
5.97). About three quarters of participants revealed they deal with SARS-CoV-2 patients directly (n = 284,
73.6%). The total mean score of nurse?s knowledge was 4.44 (SD = 1.22), while the total mean score of
practice was 8.44 (SD = 2.05). Independent t-test was used, which revealed a statistically significant
difference between educational level and total score of nurse?s knowledge [t(386) = 0.215 and p = 0.001]
and between training to deal with SARS-CoV-2 during BLS and total score of practice [t(386) = 2.66 and
p = 0.008]. Pearson correlation discloses a positive correlation between the total score of knowledge and
practice (r = 0.343 and p = 0.001).
Research limitations/implications ? In general, nurses revealed a moderate level of knowledge and
practice of BLS skills. However, assessing nurse?s knowledge and practice during the outbreak of SARSCoV-2 plays a key role in identifying the gap in nurse?s knowledge and practice, and therefore, it will have
an impact on providing high-quality BLS to save infected patients while providing maximum safety
according to AHA guidelines.