The role of community nurses during Coronary virus outbreak (Covid 19) in the Phayao province

Abstract

This descriptive research aimed at assessing the role of community nurses during Coronary virus outbreak (Covid 19) in Phayao province. Purposive sampling was used to recruit 92 nurses from all Tambon Health Promoting Hospital in Phayao province. The research instruments composed of questionnaires assessing roles of community nurses regarding community managements, prevention of Coronary virus transmission, and Coronary virus infection control. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics including: frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation. The result revealed that the overall mean score of community management role was at high level (mean= 3.95, SD.=0.18). All of its domains: proactive health promotion, community participations, and primary care services were at a high level with average score 3.96 (SD.=0.15), 3.92 (SD.=0.21), and 3.89 (SD.=0.19) respectively. Also, their overall score of prevention of Coronary virus transmission role was at high level (mean= 4.07, SD.=0.14). All of its domains were at a high level with average score of screening and surveillances role at screening point in the hospital and community was 4.17 (SD.=0.07), followed by role of monitoring in which to follow-up persons who contacted Coronary virus and controlling outbreaks in the community, and implementing social and legal measures domain were 4.08 (SD.=0.17) and 4.08 (SD.=0.16) respectively. Research results suggest that an establishment of a guideline for effective preventions of infectious outbreaks in the community should be encouraged. In addition, registered nurses working in primary care settings should be better prepared in regard to disease control roles, particularly on information managements in order to improve efficiency of their works.