Hospitals’ and Nurses’ Preparedness to COVID-19 Pandemic

Background: Human corona virus disease (COVID-19) is a contagious disease that has been suggested to have a negative impact on both health care system and health care providers, and this was mainly attributed to the rapid and unexpected spread of this pandemic. Purpose: This study was conducted to assess the level of preparedness of Jordanian nurses and hospitals to COVID-19 pandemic. Method: cross-sectional, descriptive design was used. Data were collected through electronic survey questionnaires from 306 nurses from seven Jordanian hospitals. A modified version of tool developed by Elhadi and colleagues (2020) was used to collect data regarding the preparedness of nurses and hospitals to COVID-19 pandemic. Results: The majority of nurses (84.3%) have participated in care provision for clients with COVID-19. Findings of this study revealed that male, older, more experienced nurses scored significantly higher on nurses’ preparedness scale. About 60% of nurse participants perceived their hospitals to be well-prepared to COVID-19 pandemic. Conclusion: The level of preparedness among nurse was found to be good, but not optimal. Greater emphasis should be placed on younger and less experienced nurses. Urgent actions should be taken to enhance the health institutes’ preparedness, particularly in terms of infection control domain. Keywords: COVID-19, Preparedness, Nurses, Hospitals, Pandemic.

Nurses’ Perception of Using Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Death Anxiety and Ageism

Despite the effectiveness of cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) in relieving death anxiety and ageism among nurses, there is not a complete consensus on its acceptability, adherence, credibility, and expectancy in the literature. Therefore, this descriptive-comparative study aimed to examine Jordanian nurses’ perception of using CBT in relieving death anxiety and ageism. Most participants perceived CBT as a credible and adherable treatment for death anxiety and ageism. Significant differences were found in the CBT credibility and expectancy between nurses grouped according to levels of perceived treatment adherence and acceptability of CBT. The findings provide a promising avenue for adopting CBT to target death anxiety and its associated ageism among nurses and for improving CBT adherence, acceptability, credibility, and expectancy. A better understanding of participants’ perception of CBT is crucial for optimal clinical practice.

Oral Sucrose for Neonatal Pain: Perception of Jordanian Nurses

BackgroundNeonatal pain management using sucrose has been an established practice in Western countries. However, in the developing world, the practice is still not widely accepted. Neonatal nurses' perceptions about the neonatal pain experience and efficacy of oral sucrose may influence that decision.PurposeTo investigate Jordanian neonatal nurses' perceptions about the use of oral sucrose for neonatal pain.Design and SampleA cross-sectional descriptive design was used to collect data from 191 neonatal nurses working in 3 different hospital settings in northern and middle central Jordan.Main Outcome VariablesKnowledge and perception of Jordanian nurses about neonatal pain and oral sucrose and their relationship to demographic variables.ResultsMore than half of nurses had knowledge deficit about pain management. Fifty-five percent of the nurses had a positive perception toward pain assessment tools, and the majority indicated positive opinion toward oral sucrose usage. Demographic factors can impact their perceptions.

Predictors and prevalence of lower quadrant work-related musculoskeletal disorders among hospital-based nurses: A cross-sectional study

BACKGROUND: Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) represent a significant problem for nurses. It is thus important to investigate nurses’ WMSDs prevalence and comprehensive predictors including motor, mental, and lifestyle factors. OBJECTIVES: To investigate the prevalence and predictors of lower quadrant WMSDs among Jordanian nurses. METHODS: A cross-sectional design, using self-administered questionnaires, was utilized. Outcome measures included Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire (NMQ), Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS21), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), sociodemographic data, and self-reported work ergonomics. Descriptive analyses were used to determine lower quadrant WMSDs prevalence and regression analyses were used to assess their predictors. RESULTS: A total of 597 nurses participated in the study. Twelve-month prevalence of lower quadrant WMSDs were 77.4% in lower back, 22.3% in hips, 37.5% in knees, and 28.5% in ankles and feet. Older age, longer years of experience, high workload, poor work habits and ergonomics, high physical activity level, availability of patient handling equipment, handling policies, stress, and anxiety were significant predictors (p< 0.05) of lower quadrant WMSDs. CONCLUSIONS: Jordanian nurses have a high prevalence of lower quadrant WMSDs. Many modifiable risk factors of WMSDs were identified. Future studies need to design effective treatment and preventive strategies for nurses’ WMSDs to improve their work efficiency and wellbeing.