KỸ NĂNG CẦN THIẾT CỦA SINH VIÊN KHI THAM GIA CÁC ĐỘI HÌNH TÌNH NGUYỆN PHÒNG CHỐNG DỊCH COVID-19 CỦA SINH VIÊN TRƯỜNG ĐẠI HỌC Y DƯỢC CẦN THƠ

Abstract

Background: The respiratory disease caused by COVID-19 is a dangerous epidemic, causing severe impacts on health and the economy worldwide. During our country's fight against the epidemic, many students volunteered to participate. In order for the anti-epidemic process to be safe and effective, it is essential to equip students with soft skills and professional skills. Objective: Identify the soft and professional skills required of students when participating in the prevention of the COVID-19 epidemic. Materials and methods: The descriptive cross-sectional study on 385 students who participated in the COVID-19 squad at Can Tho University of Medicine and

Pharmacy. After selecting a sample from the sample box, proceed to collect data via Google form and self-assessed questionnaire, the collected data is entered in Excel 2010 and processed by SPSS software. Results: Students said that communication skills were necessary at 99.7%, new problemsolving skills were necessary at 97.9% and teamwork skills were necessary at 99.2%. The percentage of students who agree in the process of volunteering to fight the COVID-19 epidemic requires skills: putting on and taking off personal protective gear 99%, tracing 97.4%, questioning 96.6%, routine handwashing 95.8%, screening 95.3%, waste sorting 94.5%, pharyngeal fluid sampling 94%, injecting 91.7%, post-injection shock treatment 90.4%, preserving specimens suspected of being infected with pathogens 89.9%, phun khử khuẩn 89.6%, throat swabing 88.1%, waste handling 85.7%, procedure 81.8% and examination 73.2%. Conclusion: Soft skills and professional skills are essential for students in the process of participating in the fight against the epidemic.