Article History
Received: 22 July 2020
Accepted: 22 June 2021
First Online: 20 July 2021
Declarations
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: The manuscript was approved by the ethics committee of the High Institute of Public Health, Alexandria University and the Director of Central Administration of Alexandria Hospitals (The Ethics Committee does not provide a reference number). Verbal consent was obtained from nurses. The ethics committee approved this type of consent. The purpose of the study was explained to the nurses and they were assured of confidentiality and anonymity of information and that it will be used for research purposes only. Verbal consent was approved by the ethics committee. Following this verbal explanation, a study information sheet was given to the nurses and they were allowed enough time to consider whether or not to participate in the study.Procedures for the ensuring nurses confidentiality were taken. Identification code numbers were used on the questionnaires instead of personal identifiers. Access to research data was limited to the research team.
: Not applicable.
: Dr. Rasha Mosallam is a co-author of this study and editorial board member of the journal. She declares a competing interest for this submission. She has not handled this manuscript. The rest of the authors have no conflict of interest to declare.