Assessment of Belqas Central Hospital’s Policies Regarding COVID- 19 Screening in Labor and Delivery Unit | ||
| Mansoura Nursing Journal | ||
| Volume 11, Issue 1, January 2024, Pages 315-330 PDF (835.93 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/mnj.2024.350359 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Fatma Mohamed Tolba Sneed* 1; A. Yousif2; Hanan El-Sayed3 | ||
| 1Woman's health and midwifery nursing,faculty of nursing, mansoura university | ||
| 2Assistant professor of Woman's Health and Midwifery Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, Egypt. | ||
| 3Professor and Head of Woman's Health and Midwifery Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, Egypt. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Hospital policies for COVID-19 screening at labor and delivery unit is crucial for preventing spread of infection between parturient women as well as health care providers. Aim: This study aims to assess Belqas Central Hospital’s policies regarding COVID-19 screening in labor and delivery unit. Study design: A descriptive cross sectional study design was used. Setting: The study was carried out in labor and delivery unit at Belqas central hospital. Sample type: A convenient sample was utilized. Study sample: The study sample included all health care providers in the labor and delivery unit. Tools: A structured interview questionnaire about health care providers general characteristics and their awareness about hospital policies, checklist about hospital facilities for COVID-19 screening policies, and application of health care providers of COVID-19 screening policies at labor and delivery unit. Results: The present study showed that two third of doctors and nurses and one quarter of cleaner workers had adequate awareness about hospital facilities. More than two third of doctors, majority of nurses and two fifth of cleaner workers had adequate awareness about screening policies. Around one third of doctors, half nurses and majority of cleaner workers had inadequate awareness about birthing partner screening policies. Most doctors and nurse screened pregnant women for fever. Only about two fifth of doctors and nurses washed their hands completely before and after screening parturient women. Conclusion: More than half of the hospital facilities was available but not enough. More than one third of doctors and nurses and three quarters of cleaner workers had inadequate awareness about hospital policies. Around half of health care providers (doctors, nurses, and cleaner workers) didn’t completely apply the hospital policies as wearing gown & eye protection, asking about COVID-19 exposure history, changing gloves, and using 0.1 chlorine solution for disinfection of surfaces and floors. Recommendation: Health care providers need educational programs about COVID-19 screening policies to increase their awareness. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| COVID-19; Delivery; Hospital Policies; Labor; Screening | ||
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