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

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Disaster preparedness knowledge and its relationship with triage decision-making among hospital and pre-hospital emergency nurses - Ardabil, Iran

“…The results of the present study showed a significant relationship between disaster preparedness knowledge and work during a disaster, which was consistent with the results of previous studies [3,5,39,40]. Chegini et al found that emergency nurses with previous disaster response experience had significant levels of disaster core competencies compared to those with limited disaster response experience [15] Emaliyawati et al reported nurses who have never volunteered in a disaster situation have a lower level of disaster preparedness [39]. Nurses from disaster-prone communities can gain experience by volunteering to practice.…”

“…Disaster preparedness knowledge is the ability to define a disastrous event, understand the incident command system, triage, and assessment and their role in a disastrous event [14]. Emergency nurses must be equipped with the knowledge needed to deal with a disaster because disaster preparedness knowledge can help maintain stability in emergencies [15]. In addition to the above basic understanding of disaster preparedness, public health workers, especially emergency nurses, should be aware of the concept of disaster preparedness and knowledge of infection control, contingency planning to prevent further damage, triage, mass immunization, mass evacuation, and treatments for mass casualties [14].…”

Development and psychometric evaluation of the trauma nurse core competency scale

“…As we all know, the condition of trauma patients, especially those with severe trauma, was complex and dynamic, and nurses' decision-making which was based on the patient's dynamic condition changes, that is, critical thinking decisions, could improve the safety of trauma patients ( 47 ). Critical thinking was a very important dimension in Professor Vu's research on the core competence of Trauma nurses in Vietnam ( 8 ), and this competence was at a high level in both emergency nurses ( 40 ) and disaster nurses ( 44 ). Second, the items “Understand the learning needs of the trainee and give the standard guidance” and “Actively participate in making department plans” had higher factor loadings, which represented “Teaching-coaching ability” and “leadership”, respectively.…”

Competências da enfermagem forense em situações de desastres: protocolo de revisão de escopo

“…Disasters comprise complex phenomena that occur gradually or suddenly, resulting from threats from natural, technological and social sources, exposure, and vulnerabilities, exceeding the capacity for preparation and response (1)(2)(3)(4) . They constitute a serious public health problem, as they promote damage in the various dimensions of life for individuals, social groups, and the environment (1)(2)(3)(4) .…”