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Almadani N, Alamri M, Al-Dossary R, Albaqawi H, Al Hosis K, Aljohani M, Alrasheadi B, Aljohani K, Falatah R, Alharbi J, Alasqah I. The psychological experience of nursing students in their internship year during the COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia. Int J Ment Health Nurs 2023. [PMID: 36978207 DOI: 10.1111/inm.13145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2022] [Revised: 03/13/2023] [Accepted: 03/15/2023] [Indexed: 03/30/2023]
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The COVID-19 pandemic produced challenges and troubling issues in Saudi Arabia and worldwide. During the height of the pandemic, the psychological status of nursing students was complicated by challenges that affected their educational future. We used qualitative approach to explore the psychological status of 20 Saudi nursing students from Nursing College in their internship program during the COVID-19 pandemic by investigating their perceptions, experiences, and challenges. Thematic analysis methods were used to present the data as themes and subthemes. Themes that emerged during interviews revealed: Interns' experiences from the outbreak; Perceptions of students toward COVID-19; Mental distress associated with the situation; Level of support from either or both university authorities or hospital education and training departments; Financial challenges; and Readiness to complete a nursing internship. COVID-19 presented several challenges to Saudi nursing students in internship year including psychological distress in several aspects such as fear of infection for themselves and their families. However, this study findings do not apply to all nursing students as it only included nursing interns actively engaged in clinical practice. Additional studies are required to examine how the clinical practice of internships varied across the country during any epidemic situation.
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Affiliation(s)
- Noura Almadani
- Community Health Nursing Department, College of Nursing, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Nursing Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, University of Hafr Albatin, Hafr Albatin, Saudi Arabia
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- Nursing Education Department, Nursing College, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Nursing Education, Nursing college, Qassim University, Buraidah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, College of Nursing, Taibah University, Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah, Saudi Arabia
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- Nursing Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Majmaah University, Majmaah, Saudi Arabia
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- Community Health Nursing Department, College of Nursing, Taibah University, Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah, Saudi Arabia
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- Nursing Administration & Education Department, College of Nursing, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Nursing Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, University of Hafr Albatin, Hafr Albatin, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Public Health, College of Public Health and Health Informatics, Qassim University, Al Bukairiyah, Saudi Arabia
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Al-Dossary RN, AlMahmoud S, Banakhar MA, Alamri M, Albaqawi H, Al Hosis K, Aljohani MS, Alrasheadi B, Falatah R, Almadani N, Aljohani K, Alharbi J, Almazan JU. The relationship between nurses' risk assessment and management, fear perception, and mental wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia. Front Public Health 2022; 10:992466. [PMID: 36438216 PMCID: PMC9685659 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.992466] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2022] [Accepted: 10/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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During this pandemic, it is crucial to implement early interventions to help nurses manage their mental wellbeing by providing them with information regarding coping skills, preventive risk assessment approaches (such as hospital preparedness and rapid risk assessment), and the ability to respond. This study evaluated the effect of fear and risk assessment management on nurses' mental wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia. A total of 507 nurses who worked in tertiary public hospitals were asked to take a descriptive design survey. Three survey scales were used to assess the survey: the Risk Assessment Scale, the Fear of COVID-19 Scale, and the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale. Independent t-tests and a one-way ANOVA were used to examine the association between fear of COVID-19 and nurses' demographic characteristics on their mental wellbeing. A multiple regression analysis was performed to examine the predictors associated with mental wellbeing. Findings revealed that almost half of the participants showed moderate positive mental wellbeing, 49.7%, while only 14% had low levels of fear on the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well being Scale. Most of the respondents had low levels of fear on the Fear of COVID-19 Scale, 45%, while only 15% had high levels of fear on the scale. Then, some demographic variables, such as "age," "nationality," "total years of experience in the current hospital," and "region you work at" had statistically significant differences with p < 0.5. Meanwhile, risk assessment is also associated with mental wellbeing scores. All items on the Fear of COVID-19 Scale showed no significant difference with a P > 0.05. In conclusion, most nurses providing direct patient care to a patient with COVID-19 emphasized the importance of wearing PPE and performing hand hygiene before and after any clean or aseptic procedure. Meanwhile, although almost all nurses were vaccinated, they were still afraid of a COVID-19 infection. Additionally, the results reported that the older the nurses are, the better their mental wellbeing scores. Non-Saudi nurses had higher perceived mental wellbeing scores than Saudi nurses, and different working environments corresponded to different mental wellbeing scores. Finally, nurses' risk assessment was associated with mental wellbeing scores.
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Affiliation(s)
- Reem N. Al-Dossary
- Nursing Education Department, Nursing College, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
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- Nursing Education Department, Nursing College, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
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- Public Health Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, King Abdul-Aziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Nursing Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, University of Hafr Al Batin, Hafar Al Batin, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Nursing Education, Nursing College, Qassim University, Buraydah, Saudi Arabia
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- Medical and Surgical Department, Nursing College, Taibah University, Medina, Saudi Arabia
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- Nursing Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Majmaah University, Al Majma'ah, Saudi Arabia
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- Nursing Administration and Education Department, College of Nursing, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Community Health Nursing Department, College of Nursing, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Community Health Nursing Department, Nursing College, Taibah University, Medina, Saudi Arabia
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- Nursing Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, University of Hafr Albatin, Hafar Al Batin, Saudi Arabia
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- Medicine Department, Nazarbayev University School of Medicine, Nazarbayev University, Astana, Kazakhstan,*Correspondence: Joseph U. Almazan ;
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Alsalamah YS, Al Hosis K, Al Harbi A, Itani MS, El Tassi A, Fawaz M. Student to nurse transition and the nurse residency program: A qualitative study of new graduate perceptions. J Prof Nurs 2022; 42:195-200. [DOI: 10.1016/j.profnurs.2022.07.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2022] [Revised: 06/30/2022] [Accepted: 07/10/2022] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Alrasheadi BA, Alamri MS, Aljohani KA, AL-Dossary R, Albaqawi H, Alharbi J, Hosis KA, Aljohani MS, Almadani N, Falatah R, Alotaibi JS, Almazan JU. Nurses’ Perception of Safety Culture in Medical−Surgical Units in Hospitals in Saudi Arabia. Medicina (B Aires) 2022; 58:medicina58070897. [PMID: 35888615 PMCID: PMC9321783 DOI: 10.3390/medicina58070897] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2022] [Revised: 06/30/2022] [Accepted: 06/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Introduction: Patient safety captures the essence of the primary principle of medical ethics, primum non nocere, first do no harm; this is an important concern in the health care system. Nurses are indispensable members of this system and are the largest group of health care providers involved in the direct delivery of patient care. As an integral part of the health care system, it is important to know nurses’ opinions on patient safety culture. Objectives: First, to evaluate and measure the existing safety culture and safety of patients in medical−surgical wards (MSW) in hospitals located in the Qassim region, in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Second, to survey the opinion of registered nurses and supervisors/managers about safety culture and issues concerned with safety in hospitals in the region. Materials and Methods: A validated cross-sectional survey, namely the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture (HSOPSC), was used. This survey queried 300 nurses in different MSWs in four hospitals in the Qassim Region. Results: Overall, a positive culture of safety exists in MSWs, with 69% of RNs rating their wards as having great/excellent safety culture. Notably, some participants felt it was problematic that blame was assigned to nurses for reported errors. While 55.9% of participants noted that all errors or narrowly avoided errors had been reported, less than half actually reported errors in the last year. Conclusion: The perceived safety culture was largely positive; however, the results also indicated that a culture of safety comes with some risk and blame.
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- Bader A. Alrasheadi
- Nursing Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Majmaah University, Majmaah 11952, Saudi Arabia; (B.A.A.); (J.S.A.)
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- Nursing Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, University of Hafr Al Batin, Hafr Al Batin 39524, Saudi Arabia;
- Correspondence:
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- Community Health Nursing Department, Nursing College Taibah University, Al-Madinah 42351, Saudi Arabia;
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- Nursing Education Department, Nursing College, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 34212, Saudi Arabia;
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- College of Nursing, University of Hail, Hail 55476, Saudi Arabia;
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- Nursing Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, University of Hafr Al Batin, Hafr Al Batin 39524, Saudi Arabia;
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- Department of Nursing Education, Nursing College, Qassim University, Buraydah 52571, Saudi Arabia;
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- Medical and Surgical Nursing Department, Nursing College, Taibah University, Al-Madinah 42351, Saudi Arabia;
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- Community Health Nursing Department, Nursing College, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh 11564, Saudi Arabia;
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- Nursing Administration & Education Department, College of Nursing, King Saud University, Riyadh 12371, Saudi Arabia;
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- Nursing Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Majmaah University, Majmaah 11952, Saudi Arabia; (B.A.A.); (J.S.A.)
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- Nursing Department, Nazarbayev University School of Medicine, Nursultan 020000, Kazakhstan; or
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Al-Dossary R, Alamri M, Albaqawi H, Al Hosis K, Aljeldah M, Aljohan M, Aljohani K, Almadani N, Alrasheadi B, Falatah R, Almazan J. Awareness, Attitudes, Prevention, and Perceptions of COVID-19 Outbreak among Nurses in Saudi Arabia. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2020; 17:E8269. [PMID: 33182352 PMCID: PMC7664870 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17218269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2020] [Revised: 11/03/2020] [Accepted: 11/03/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The newly discovered coronavirus (COVID-19) has become a pandemic, infecting thousands of people around the world. This study examines nurses' demographic information (age, gender, marital status, area of practice, total years of experience in the current hospital, work region, monthly salary, educational level, workplace, nationality, working hours per day, total nursing experience, and the respondents' main source of information on COVID-19), awareness, attitudes, prevention, and perceptions of COVID-19 during the outbreak in Saudi Arabia. A cross-sectional descriptive design of 500 nurses working at government and non-governmental hospitals in five regions in Saudi Arabia were selected using convenience sampling. The Kruskal-Wallis test was applied and the Mann-Whitney test was utilized as a post hoc test. The majority of nurses in this study, 96.85%, had excellent knowledge of COVID-19. Some (83.2%) of nurses reported significant prevention knowledge and treatment skills about COVID-19, while 7.6% had little knowledge about prevention. More than half of the nurses (60.4%) had high positive attitudes toward caring for COVID-19 patients. In conclusion, female nurses, married nurses, and bachelor's degree nurses had greater awareness, better attitude, and prevention clinical experience towards COVID-19. Meanwhile, non-Saudi nurses had higher self-reported awareness, positive attitudes, optimal prevention, and positive perceptions compared to Saudi nurses. This study provides baseline information immediately needed to enable health authorities to prioritize training programs that support nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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- Reem Al-Dossary
- Nursing Education Department Nursing College, Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University, Dammam 34221, Saudi Arabia;
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- Nursing Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, University of Hafr Al Batin, Hafr Al Batin 39911, Saudi Arabia;
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- College of Nursing, University of Hail, Hail 81491, Saudi Arabia;
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- Department of Nursing Education, Nursing College, Qassim University, Buraidah 51452, Saudi Arabia;
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- Clinical Laboratory Science Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, University of Hafr Al Batin, Hafr Al Batin 39911, Saudi Arabia;
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- Nursing College, Taibah University, Al-Madinah 42362, Saudi Arabia;
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- Community Health Nursing, Department, Nursing College Taibah University, Al-Madinah 42356, Saudi Arabia;
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- Nursing Management & Education Department, Nursing College, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh 84428, Saudi Arabia;
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- Nursing Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Majmaah University, Majmaah 11952, Saudi Arabia;
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- Nursing Administration & Education Department, College of Nursing, King Saud University, Riyadh 13253, Saudi Arabia;
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- School of Medicine, Nazarbayev University, Nursultan 010000, Kazakhstan
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