The outbreaks of Viral Hemorrhagic Fever (VHF) in Emergency Departments have raised concerns regarding the preparedness of nurses towards its management. Emergency nurses, regarded as frontline healthcare workers, frequently encounter uncertainty and changes during the management of emerging infectious diseases, which challenge their capability to perform duties in a well-organized and systematic manner. This study assessed the preparedness of nurses working in
emergency wards towards management of patients with Viral Hemorrhagic Fever (VHF) at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Nigeria. The study utilized a descriptive, non-experimental research design. Total population used. The research instrument used was a self-developed structured and unstructured questionnaire. Data were analyzed using frequency tables and inferential statistics with Chi-square tests. This study observed that nurses’ knowledge of core
components of emergency preparedness was average (58.4%). The level of preparedness among nurses working in emergency wards towards management of patients with viral hemorrhagic fever was very high (81.3%). Factors influencing the level of preparedness included staff training (71.1%),
proper handling of scarce commodities (53.3%), appropriate management of information communication systems (61.1%), and nurses’ abilities and actions needed to prepare and respond to threats (62.2%). The study revealed a significant relationship between the preparedness of nurses working in Emergency wards and the management of patients with Viral Hemorrhagic Fever. As a step forward to develop better preparation for future VHF occurrences, it is recommended
that hospital management sponsor nurses for ongoing training and frequent retraining on infectious disease knowledge and skills, thereby improving nurses’ actions and promoting better management of any incident cases that may arise in Nigerian hospitals.
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- Viral Haemorrhagic Fever; Preparedness; Management; Emergency; Nurses
- NURSES LEVEL OF PREPAREDNESS IN MANAGEMENT OF PATIENT
