The Relationship Of Knowledge And The Attitude Of Nurses In The Use Of Personal Protective Equipment During The Pandemic Covid-19 At Mardi Rahayu Holy Hospital

Abstract

The rapid spread of the coronavirus is widespread due to the easy process of transmitting the infection from human to human. Airborne transmission occurs during procedures that produce aerosols and supportive care (for example tracheal intubation, non-invasive ventilation, tracheostomy, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, manual ventilation, bronchoscopy). The use of PPE is the main procedure in health service activities. Behavior in the use of PPE is determined by individual factors, the environment and hospital management. Individual factors consist of knowledge, attitudes, motivation and characteristics. This research aims to find outThe relationship between knowledge and nurses' attitudes in using personal protective equipment (PPE) during the Covid-19 pandemic at Mardi Rahayu Kudus Hospital. This type of research is correlational with a cross sectional design. The population of this study were nurses in the Surgical Room Installation at Mardi Rahayu Kudus Hospital. The sampling technique was total sampling so that the sample size was 43 respondents. Data collection using questionnaires. Statistical data analysis using the Chi Square test. The research results obtained a p value of 0.000. There isrelationship between knowledge and nurses' attitudes in using personal protective equipment during the Covid-19 pandemic at Mardi Rahayu Kudus Hospital because the p value is 0.000 < 0.05 at a significance level of 5%.