Aghaei N, Nesami MB. Bioterrorism education effect on knowledge and attitudes of nurses.
J Emerg Trauma Shock 2013;
6:78-82. [PMID:
23723614 PMCID:
PMC3665075 DOI:
10.4103/0974-2700.110747]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2012] [Accepted: 02/27/2013] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
Abstract
Context:
The most important way against bioterrorism is reinforcement of knowledge of health and medical team to diagnose and rapid reaction during these events.
Aims:
To assess the effect of bioterrorism education on knowledge and attitudes of nurses.
Settings and Design:
the setting of study was one of the infectious disease wards, emergency rooms or internal wards of the hospitals under supervision of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences.
Materials and Methods:
In this pre-experimental study, 65 nurses who had all inclusion criteria are selected by accessible sampling method. Data on nurses knowledge and attitudes toward bioterrorism were collected using a self-administered questionnaire before and after two two-h sessions education. After a month of education, the units responded to questionnaire again.
Statistical Analysis Used:
A descriptive statistics Wilcoxon tests and Spearman correlation coefficient were used.
Results:
Before education, the majority of units (96.9%) had low knowledge about bioterrorism (0-33.3% score of 100%),whereas after education, the majority of them (100%) had good knowledge(well done) (66.7-100% score of 100%). And majority of units (96.9%) before education had indifferent attitude toward bioterrorism (33.4-66.6% score of 100%), whereas a majority of them (98.5%) after education had positive attitude (66.7-100% score of 100%).
Conclusions:
The education has a positive effect on nurses’ knowledge and attitudes and it can be a guideline for administrators of the Ministry of Health and medicine for planning to achieve the goals of preventive and defense against bioterrorism.
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