Conocimientos sobre medidas de bioseguridad ante la COVID-19 en estudiantes de Enfermería / Knowledge about biosecurity measures against COVID-19 in nursing students
se realizó un estudio descriptivo transversal durante el mes de octubre de 2020 en el Hospital Clínico-Quirúrgico "Comandante Faustino Pérez Hernández" y el Hospital Pediátrico "Eliseo Noel Camaño" de Matanzas. Se utilizaron métodos teóricos histórico-lógico e inductivo-deductivo; y empíricos cuestionario y el análisis documental.
the risks involved in the work of health professionals in the exercise of their daily practice demand the incorporation of elements concerning biosafety into their functions.
a cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out during the month of October 2020 at the "Comandante Faustino Pérez Hernández" Clinical-Surgical Hospital and the "Eliseo Noel Camaño" Pediatric Hospital in Matanzas. Theoretical methods were used historical-logical and inductive-deductive; and empirical ones questionnaire and documentary analysis.
Results:
through the implentation of the questionnaire, it was obtained that 100% of the students have adequate knowledge about washing and drying their hands, 83.3% showed adequate knowledge about the use of personal protective equipment, while 100% know the use of the facemask in the care of patients with respiratory infection, in addition it was possible to know that 55.5% always use the means of protection, and 45.5% only use it sometimes.