The Effect of Fear of COVID-19 on Adherence to Standard Precautions in Surgical Nurses

This descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the effect of surgical nurses' fear of COVID-19 on compliance with standard precautions. The research was conducted on with 303 nurses working in surgical units in Turkey who voluntarily to participate in the study between January 01 and May 01, 2022. Data were collected through Google Forms using the Introductory Information Form, the Compliance with Standard Precautions Scale, and the Fear of COVID-19 Scale. SPSS 25.0 program was used to analyze the data. The mean age of the nurses was 30.68±7.94 years, 83.2% were female, 54.1% worked in the clinic. The total mean score of the Nurses' Compliance with Standard Precautions Scale was 14.98±2.79, and the total mean score of the Fear of COVID-19 Scale was found to be 15.77±5.67. It was found that the mean score of the Fear of COVID-19 Scale increased with age, years of work in the profession, and years of work in the unit increased. It was found that surgical nurses' fear of COVID-19 and compliance with standard precautions were moderate, and there was no significant relationship between fear of COVID-19 and compliance with standard precautions.