Date of Completion

2021

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Keywords

COVID-19, Nurses, Communicable Disease Control, Infection control.

Abstract

The study utilized a descriptive correlational design with a questionnaire. Total enumeration purposive sampling technique was used to recruit the respondents from the four (40 selected hospitals in Cavite. Correlation between knowledge and practices on infection prevention and control of the respondents were determined by Spearman Rho accompanied by other statistical treatments such as frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, Mann Whitney U and Kruskal Wallis H Test. The following conclusions are drawn: 1) Majority of the respondents are (a) females, (b) ages between 31 to 40 years old, and 9c) have had 1 to 3 years of experience and have had 4 to 7 years of experience as nurse during the time of the study, 2) Majority of the respondents have expert level of knowledge on COVID-19 infection prevention and control, 3) Majority of the respondents' practices on COVID-19 infection prevention and control are being practiced to a very high extent, 4) There are no significant differences in the knowledge of the respondents on COVID-19 infection prevention and control when they are grouped according to sex and length of experience except for when they are grouped according to age, 5) There are no significant differences in the practices of the respondents on COVID 19 infection prevention and control when they are grouped according to sex, age, and length of experience, 6) There is no significant relationship between the knowledge and practices of the respondents on COVID-19 infection prevention and control.

First Advisor

Luzvi V. Fidel, RN, MAN

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