Available online 30 August 2022, 151628

The nurses had a positive attitude on the use of personal protective equipment (PPE).

The COVID-19 pandemic has transformed the job of the nurse to better meet the needs of patients and their families.

There was a statistically significant association between nurses' knowledge and their years of experience.

The COVID19 educational program and COVID-19 experience enhance awareness of infection prevention.

The goal of this study was to find out the level of knowledge and perception among the nurses in intensive care units (ICUs).

The study was set up in a cross-sectional design. During the COVID-19 pandemic, nurses completed a self-reporting questionnaire to assess their knowledge and perception of the pandemic. 182 ICU nurses were asked for information. We used statistical analyses that were both descriptive and inferential.

There was a statistically significant link between nurses' knowledge and their years of experience (r = 0.15, p = .03), their experience with COVID-19 infection (r = 0.83, p = .01), and having a first-degree relative who had COVID-19 (r = 0.17, p = .02). Also, nurses knew a fair amount about COVID-19. There was a statistically significant link between how nurses felt and how they were trained to care for COVID-19 patients (r = 0.15, p = .034), nurses who had COVID-19 infection (r = 0.30, p = .001), and having a first-degree relative who had COVID-19 infection (r = 0.18, p = .014).

The Jordanian nurses' understanding of COVID-19 disease is categorized as average because the majority of their responses ranged between 56 % and 86 %. The nurses' knowledge was related to their length of experience in the field, and their perceptions were related to how they had been trained to care for COVID-19 patients.

Nurses' knowledge

Nurses' perceptions

COVID-19

Critical care units

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