Evaluation of the relationship between individual workload perception and compliance with isolation measures of emergency and critical care nurses

AKÇOBAN S., Yava A., Koyuncu A., Tosun B.

Work, vol.75, no.2, pp.679-688, 2023 (SSCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 75 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2023
  • Doi Number: 10.3233/wor-220118
  • Journal Name: Work
  • Journal Indexes: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, ABI/INFORM, Agricultural & Environmental Science Database, Business Source Elite, Business Source Premier, CINAHL, Educational research abstracts (ERA), Environment Index, INSPEC, MEDLINE, Psycinfo
  • Page Numbers: pp.679-688
  • Keywords: COVID-19, critical care nurses, Emergency nurses, isolation, pandemic, workload
  • Hatay Mustafa Kemal University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

BACKGROUND: As a result of the coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, compliance with isolation measures has become challenging. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the individual workload perception and compliance with isolation measures of nurses working in the emergency service and critical care unit during the COVID-19 outbreak. METHODS: This descriptive correlational study was carried out in the emergency service and critical care unit of a public hospital between April 20 and May 20, 2021. A total of 153 nurses working in the emergency service and critical care unit who agreed to participate in the study were included in the study. RESULTS: Nurses from a state hospital's emergency department and critical care unit (n=153) were included in the study sample. The impression of overall individual workload by nurses and compliance with isolation (r=0.153; p<0.05) had a positive, weak, and significant relationship. The Isolation Measures Compliance Scale resulted in a mean score of 70.70±5.35. The mean score on the Individual Workload Scale for nurses was moderate (3.22±0.54). CONCLUSION: The low perception of individual workload of nurses working in the emergency service and critical care unit during the COVID-19 pandemic increased the compliance with isolation measures.