Disaster preparedness and core competencies among emergency nurses: A cross‐sectional study
Abstract Aim With the rise in frequency and severity of disasters in recent decades, it is essentially important that nurses must be adequately prepared to handle them. This study was aimed to evaluate the levels of disaster core competencies and preparedness of nurses in the emergency department. D...
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| author | Zahra Chegini Morteza Arab‐Zozani Edris Kakemam Mojgan Lotfi Afsaneh Nobakht Hanieh Aziz Karkan |
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| description | Abstract Aim With the rise in frequency and severity of disasters in recent decades, it is essentially important that nurses must be adequately prepared to handle them. This study was aimed to evaluate the levels of disaster core competencies and preparedness of nurses in the emergency department. Design A cross‐sectional survey design was used. Methods This cross‐sectional research was conducted from August 2020 to December 2020 among 271 nurses in the emergency departments of six hospitals in Qazvin, Iran. The participants completed the “Nurses Perceptions of Disaster Core Competencies Scale” (NPDCC) (45 items) and the disaster preparedness (a single‐item visual scale). Data were analysed by one‐way analysis of variance, independent t‐tests and multiple linear regression analysis. Results The mean scores of disaster preparedness and core competencies of nurses were 6.75 out of 10 (SD = 1.63) and 2.88 out of 5 (SD = 0.80), respectively. "Technical skills" (mean = 3.24, SD = 0.91) were the highest and "communication skills" (mean = 2.57, SD = 0.95) were the lowest across the subscales of the scale. A significant association was found between disaster core competencies and preparedness of nurses (p < .001). Regression analysis results indicated that nursing disaster core competencies were perceived betted by older nurses (B = −0.405) who had experience in the disaster stage (B = 0.228) and nurses with disaster response experience (B = 0.223) and lower professional experience (B = 0.309). Nurses with a postdiploma degree (B = −0.480) and bachelor's degree (B = −0.416) were perceived to have lower disaster core competency than nurses with a master's or PhD degree. Conclusion There are still gaps in disaster preparedness and core competencies for emergency nurses that need to be addressed. Nursing managers must support an improvement in nursing disaster core competencies. This may be done by conducting sessions for routine disaster scenarios and providing formal disaster preparedness training. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7ed3deca200247f497548410a4b767702022-12-22T03:44:14ZengWileyNursing Open2054-10582022-03-01921294130210.1002/nop2.1172Disaster preparedness and core competencies among emergency nurses: A cross‐sectional studyZahra Chegini0Morteza Arab‐Zozani1Edris Kakemam2Mojgan Lotfi3Afsaneh Nobakht4Hanieh Aziz Karkan5Social Determinants of Health Research Center Qazvin University of Medical Sciences Qazvin IranSocial Determinants of Health Research Center Birjand University of Medical Sciences Birjand IranSocial Determinants of Health Research Center Qazvin University of Medical Sciences Qazvin IranDepartment of Medical Surgical Nursing Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery Tabriz University of Medical Sciences Tabriz IranDepartment of Medical Surgical Nursing Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery Tabriz University of Medical Sciences Tabriz IranDepartment of Medical Surgical Nursing Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery Tabriz University of Medical Sciences Tabriz IranAbstract Aim With the rise in frequency and severity of disasters in recent decades, it is essentially important that nurses must be adequately prepared to handle them. This study was aimed to evaluate the levels of disaster core competencies and preparedness of nurses in the emergency department. Design A cross‐sectional survey design was used. Methods This cross‐sectional research was conducted from August 2020 to December 2020 among 271 nurses in the emergency departments of six hospitals in Qazvin, Iran. The participants completed the “Nurses Perceptions of Disaster Core Competencies Scale” (NPDCC) (45 items) and the disaster preparedness (a single‐item visual scale). Data were analysed by one‐way analysis of variance, independent t‐tests and multiple linear regression analysis. Results The mean scores of disaster preparedness and core competencies of nurses were 6.75 out of 10 (SD = 1.63) and 2.88 out of 5 (SD = 0.80), respectively. "Technical skills" (mean = 3.24, SD = 0.91) were the highest and "communication skills" (mean = 2.57, SD = 0.95) were the lowest across the subscales of the scale. A significant association was found between disaster core competencies and preparedness of nurses (p < .001). Regression analysis results indicated that nursing disaster core competencies were perceived betted by older nurses (B = −0.405) who had experience in the disaster stage (B = 0.228) and nurses with disaster response experience (B = 0.223) and lower professional experience (B = 0.309). Nurses with a postdiploma degree (B = −0.480) and bachelor's degree (B = −0.416) were perceived to have lower disaster core competency than nurses with a master's or PhD degree. Conclusion There are still gaps in disaster preparedness and core competencies for emergency nurses that need to be addressed. Nursing managers must support an improvement in nursing disaster core competencies. This may be done by conducting sessions for routine disaster scenarios and providing formal disaster preparedness training.https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.1172disaster competenciesdisaster nursingdisaster preparednessdisastersnurses |
| spellingShingle | Zahra Chegini Morteza Arab‐Zozani Edris Kakemam Mojgan Lotfi Afsaneh Nobakht Hanieh Aziz Karkan Disaster preparedness and core competencies among emergency nurses: A cross‐sectional study Nursing Open disaster competencies disaster nursing disaster preparedness disasters nurses |
| title | Disaster preparedness and core competencies among emergency nurses: A cross‐sectional study |
| title_full | Disaster preparedness and core competencies among emergency nurses: A cross‐sectional study |
| title_fullStr | Disaster preparedness and core competencies among emergency nurses: A cross‐sectional study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Disaster preparedness and core competencies among emergency nurses: A cross‐sectional study |
| title_short | Disaster preparedness and core competencies among emergency nurses: A cross‐sectional study |
| title_sort | disaster preparedness and core competencies among emergency nurses a cross sectional study |
| topic | disaster competencies disaster nursing disaster preparedness disasters nurses |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.1172 |
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