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ArticleNursing open2022

Disaster preparedness and core competencies among emergency nurses: A cross-sectional study.

Zahra Chegini, Morteza Arab-Zozani, Edris Kakemam, Mojgan Lotfi, Afsaneh Nobakht, Hanieh Aziz Karkan

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Article in Nursing open, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 41 papers.

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Zahra CheginiSocial Determinants of Health Research Center, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran.ORCID 0000-0001-9125-9453
Morteza Arab-ZozaniSocial Determinants of Health Research Center, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran.ORCID 0000-0001-7223-6707
Edris KakemamSocial Determinants of Health Research Center, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran.ORCID 0000-0001-7721-6924
Mojgan LotfiDepartment of Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.ORCID 0000-0003-3298-6882
Afsaneh NobakhtDepartment of Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.ORCID 0000-0001-8981-5676
Hanieh Aziz KarkanDepartment of Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.ORCID 0000-0003-0216-3236
Tabriz University of Medical Sciences · IRBirjand University of Medical Sciences · IRQazvin University of Medical Sciences · IR

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Abstract

aimWith 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.

designA cross-sectional survey design was used.

methodsThis 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.

resultsThe 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.

conclusionThere 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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DisastersNurse AdministratorsCross-Sectional StudiesHospitalsHumansIrandisaster competenciesdisaster nursingdisaster preparednessdisastersnurses

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