Effects of simulation training on COVID-19 control ability and psychological states of nurses in a children's hospital

• Published in: European review for medical and pharmacological sciences Vol. 24; no. 21; p. 11381
• Main Authors: Li, D-F, Shi, C-X, Shi, F-Z, Zhao, L, Zhao, R, Kang, W-Q
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Italy 01.11.2020
• Subjects: Adult; Anxiety - prevention & control; Anxiety - psychology; Betacoronavirus - pathogenicity; Clinical Competence; Coronavirus Infections - diagnosis; Coronavirus Infections - epidemiology; Coronavirus Infections - prevention & control; Coronavirus Infections - psychology; COVID-19; Depression - prevention & control; Depression - psychology; Emergency Service, Hospital - organization & administration; Female; Hospitals, Pediatric - organization & administration; Humans; Infection Control - instrumentation; Infection Control - organization & administration; Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional - prevention & control; Nurses, Pediatric - organization & administration; Nurses, Pediatric - psychology; Occupational Exposure - adverse effects; Occupational Stress - prevention & control; Occupational Stress - psychology; Pandemics - prevention & control; Personal Protective Equipment; Pneumonia, Viral - diagnosis; Pneumonia, Viral - epidemiology; Pneumonia, Viral - prevention & control; Pneumonia, Viral - psychology; SARS-CoV-2; Simulation Training - organization & administration; Workload - psychology; Young Adult
• ISSN: 2284-0729
• DOI: 10.26355/eurrev_202011_23630

This study aims to discuss the effects of simulation training on improving the pre-examination, triage, prevention, and control of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), explain the psychological states of pre-examination and triage staff in general hospitals during the COVID-19 epidemic, and analyze relevant influencing factors. This study may serve as a reference of psychological consultation services to medical staff. This study included 60 nurses assigned in the pre-examination department, fever clinics, and isolation wards of a general hospital from January 26th to February 1st, 2020. Before assuming the posts, the nurses received simulation training on the clinical reception of suspected patients with COVID-19. Operation skills of the nurses before and after the training were assessed. The percent of passing significantly increased from 65% before the training to 98.33% after training (p<0.05). Training also significantly relieved the anxiety and depression of the nurses (p<0.05). Scenario-simulation training can increase the emergency abilities of pediatric nurses in the prevention and control of the COVID-19 epidemic and relieve the anxiety of nurses.