[ad_1]
– I’m afraid I’ll be a potential hangman if they infect me.
According to one of 3,800 nurses who responded to a nationwide survey, the Norwegian Nursing Association (NSF) has conducted on behalf of Aftenposten.
Several nursing homes are severely affected by the coronavirus. In several places, employees have brought the infection to the nursing home.
In the recent survey, 78 percent of nurses say they have been afraid to pass the coronary infection on to residents. One in five says they have been afraid of this every day.
The Norwegian Nursing Association (NSF) sent a national survey in April to 20,800 of its members working in the municipal health and care service. The overall response rate is just over 30 percent.
Throughout the investigation, Aftenposten has asked several NSF members about infection control and coronavirus.
- About 3,700 nursing home nurses have answered these questions.
- The same has around 2,700 employees in home nursing.
– No one wants to be in that situation
Nurse Tarjej Hansen Marker works at Lillohjemmet in Oslo and is the state’s primary representative for nursing homes. He understands that many colleagues are afraid of infecting residents.
– There is a visitor ban. If the infection enters the workplace, it is the staff who brought it. No one wants to be in that situation.
At Lillo’s house, one of the employees tested positive for covid-19 early. Residents were isolated in a separate department, and employees were quarantined. The result was that no more people were infected. For the sake of patients, Tarjej Hansen Marker also takes precautions in private.
– I think a lot about what I do in my free time. I try to avoid taking the bus, shop fewer times, and haven’t met any friends since March 12, he says.
Advertises poor infection control.
Aftenposten has asked nurses to characterize contingency preparedness for the nursing home in which they work.
One thousand nurses, both in the home service and in nursing homes, wrote their own comments in the survey. They describe it as highly variable how well nursing homes were prepared for the pandemic.
While some think that preparation is good, others are very critical. Several point to the uncertainty and lack of routines when the coronavirus broke out:
– At the beginning of this period there was a lot of chaos and little information. The routines were not in place. There was a lot of fear and conflict.
– Poorly prepared! Initially, he had a packet of mouthwash and two packets of toilet coats to share in the municipality. Those who were anxious and wanted protection for both themselves and the patient were almost derided. Then it quickly became the option to register.
– Disastrous little broth. We must save on infection equipment in other cases of infection, such as suspected norovirus and vomiting. We expose ourselves to infection.
– All management is quarantined. Staff feel insecure as they have not been taught about infection control.
Overall, just over 16 percent respond that they think contingency preparedness in the nursing home is poor or very poor. Almost 30 percent believe that is enough.
However, most are satisfied and report detailed contingency plans, good routines, and training in infection prevention routines. 55 percent respond that they believe that contingency preparation in the nursing home is good or very good.
Many of the nurses talk about the lack of protective equipment against infections and that they must prioritize among patients. They express concern and frustration at what they experience on duty. One describes that they have been instructed that disposable infection protection coats should be worn multiple times through the protector, even when a coronary infection has been detected. – We have instructions that everyone get a bite for. protector to be reused and stored in a separate pocket between each use, she writes. In the free comments, it’s a common theme that the guidelines have been difficult to understand. And that nurses have been exposed to infections and are therefore at risk of infecting residents.
Must use disposable equipment multiple times
