Risk Factors Associated with Nurses’ Infection with COVID-19

Nurses represent the largest number of health care providers and they are an essential part of the healthcare workforce working on the frontline during the COVID 19 pandemic. They are in direct contact with patients, providing high levels of care to promote patient safety and positive care outcomes while at the same time placing their own health and well-being at considerable risk. The Aim: To investigate the cause of COVID 19 infection amongst nurses. Methods: A self-administered online questionnaire was administered to the targeted sample who participated on a voluntarily basis. Result: 123 surveys were completed. The majority of the participants were compliant with infection precaution protocols. More than half of them were aware of the source of infection. Conclusion: Nurses are well oriented in dealing with Covid 19 crisis. However, more awareness is needed regarding infection precaution and reducing level of anxiety.