PROSIDING INTERNASIONAL Proceedings of the International Conference on Nursing and Health Sciences, Volume 3 No 2, November 2022.
STANDARDS OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT IN HANDLING COVID-19 IN NURSES
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PROSIDING INTERNASIONAL Proceedings of the International Conference on Nursing and Health Sciences, Volume 3 No 2, November 2022.
STANDARDS OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT IN HANDLING COVID-19 IN NURSES
STANDARDS OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT IN HANDLING COVID-19 IN NURSES
Subject
COVID-19; nurses; PPE standards
Description
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is a tool that has the ability to protect a person part or all of the body
from potential dangers in the work environment. Personal protective equipment is very important for
nurses, every action taken by medical personnel always has a high risk of being exposed to infections, for
example when treating a catheter, treating wounds, cleaning body fluids, taking blood, and so on jumlah
who has a covid-19 incidence rate, especially nurses in the province of South Sulawesi / Makassar as many
as 350 who are exposed. This study aims to determine the standards of Personal Protective Equipment
(PPE) for nurses in handling Covid-19 at the Makassar City Hospital. The type of research used in this
study was descriptive research, with the sample in this study being nurses at Makassar City Hospital with
54 respondents, the sampling technique used was Accidental Sampling. The results showed that of the 54
respondents, the first step before using PPE respondents who answered checked as many as 18 respondents
(33.3%), washing hands 36 respondents (66.7%), steps to use complete PPE and could protect those that
could protect as many as 54 respondents (100%), using complete PPE as many as 42 respondents (77.8%)
and taking steps to release PPE completely as many as 46 respondents (85%). Respondents who carry out
treatment activities and meet directly with patients who have confirmed COVID-19 in the Infection Center
room who use complete Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and in accordance with the direction of health
protocols.
from potential dangers in the work environment. Personal protective equipment is very important for
nurses, every action taken by medical personnel always has a high risk of being exposed to infections, for
example when treating a catheter, treating wounds, cleaning body fluids, taking blood, and so on jumlah
who has a covid-19 incidence rate, especially nurses in the province of South Sulawesi / Makassar as many
as 350 who are exposed. This study aims to determine the standards of Personal Protective Equipment
(PPE) for nurses in handling Covid-19 at the Makassar City Hospital. The type of research used in this
study was descriptive research, with the sample in this study being nurses at Makassar City Hospital with
54 respondents, the sampling technique used was Accidental Sampling. The results showed that of the 54
respondents, the first step before using PPE respondents who answered checked as many as 18 respondents
(33.3%), washing hands 36 respondents (66.7%), steps to use complete PPE and could protect those that
could protect as many as 54 respondents (100%), using complete PPE as many as 42 respondents (77.8%)
and taking steps to release PPE completely as many as 46 respondents (85%). Respondents who carry out
treatment activities and meet directly with patients who have confirmed COVID-19 in the Infection Center
room who use complete Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and in accordance with the direction of health
protocols.
Creator
Nour Sriyanah, Esse Puji Pawenrusi, Suradi Efendi
Source
http://jurnal.globalhealthsciencegroup.com/index.php/PICNHS
Publisher
Global Health Science Group
Date
November 2022,
Contributor
PERI IRAWAN
Format
PDF
Language
ENGLISH
Type
TEXT
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Citation
Nour Sriyanah, Esse Puji Pawenrusi, Suradi Efendi, “PROSIDING INTERNASIONAL Proceedings of the International Conference on Nursing and Health Sciences, Volume 3 No 2, November 2022.
STANDARDS OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT IN HANDLING COVID-19 IN NURSES,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed March 13, 2025, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/2810.
STANDARDS OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT IN HANDLING COVID-19 IN NURSES,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed March 13, 2025, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/2810.