Evaluation of a Novel Disaster Nursing Education Method

Levoy, Kristin; DeBastiani, Summer D.; McCabe, Brian E.

doi:10.1017/dmp.2017.150

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“…Nurses who work in emergency departments, intensive care units, and operating rooms are important participants in the provision of medical services after disasters (Levoy et al, 2018). With the development of critical care medicine, countries worldwide now attach great importance to the development and use of intensive care medicine to support and implement disaster relief.…”

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Disaster Nursing Competency of Intensive Care Nurses in Jinan, China: A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study

Jiang

Sun

Zhang

et al. 2022

Journal of Nursing Research

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BackgroundPatients in disaster areas require the most urgent assistance. In recent large-scale natural disasters, intensive care nurses have served as an important reserve component of disaster response teams. In disaster nursing, ability and attitude directly affect the quality and effectiveness of disaster rescues. However, few studies have examined the disaster nursing competency of intensive care nurses in China.PurposeThis study was designed to describe the current status of disaster nursing competency among intensive care nurses, analyze the related factors affecting the disaster response effectiveness, and evaluate the values of disaster nursing continuing education and training in cultivating professional personnel with disaster emergency rescue competence.MethodsThis cross-sectional study was conducted at six tertiary general government hospitals in Jinan, Shandong Province, China. A convenience sampling method was adopted, and the Wenjuanxing website was used to compile the network questionnaire, which participants completed via a WeChat group. Descriptive, correlation, and regression analyses were performed using SPSS software.ResultsThe participants in this study included 285 registered intensive care nurses employed at six hospitals in Jinan. Most were female (77.9%), and the mean age was 29.9 years. The mean total disaster nursing ability score was 122.98 (SD = 31.70), and the average scores for each item ranged from 2.78 to 3.70. The incident command system item earned the highest mean score (3.70, SD = 1.22), followed by triage (3.24, SD = 0.93). The biological preparedness item earned the lowest mean score (2.78, SD = 1.04). Being male, being < 30 years old, having an understanding of disaster nursing, having previously participated in disaster emergency simulation drills or training, and having a higher self-evaluation of rescue competence were all associated with higher disaster-nursing knowledge scores. Multiple linear regression analyses indicated that understanding of disaster nursing and experience participating in disaster emergency rescue drills or training had the most significant influence on the disaster nursing emergency knowledge score, followed by positive self-evaluation of disaster nursing ability and demand for training.Conclusions/Implications for PracticeThe findings of this study indicate that the participants had a moderate disaster-nursing competency and that this competency may be improved through disaster-related continuing education and training. The cognitive attitude of disaster nursing was found to correlate positively with self-efficacy. Simulated emergency drills may effectively improve the disaster nursing competency of critical care nurses. The findings emphasize that experiences other than direct clinical practice such as specialized simulated emergency drills and training as well as willingness for such training are stronger factors for identifying and developing overall disaster nursing competency.

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Disaster Nursing Competency of Intensive Care Nurses in Jinan, China: A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study

Jiang

Sun

Zhang

et al. 2022

Journal of Nursing Research

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“…The exclusion criteria were students who did not answer the questionnaires completely. For sample size estimation, a power analysis was performed using G*Power 3.10 with power = 0.8, α = 0.05 [ 16 ], and effect size Cohen’s d = 0.67 [ 40 ]. Considering the dropout rate of 16.67–21.30% from previous studies [ 16 , 41 ], the estimated sample size of this study should be more than 25.…”

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The Effectiveness of Disaster Education for Undergraduate Nursing Students’ Knowledge, Willingness, and Perceived Ability: An Evaluation Study

Hung

Lam

Chow

et al. 2021

IJERPH

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As future healthcare professionals, nursing students should possess the appropriate knowledge, skills, and positive attitude to respond to public health emergencies or disasters worldwide. This study evaluated the effectiveness of a disaster management training course at improving Hong Kong nursing students’ disaster knowledge, willingness, and perceived ability. A mixed-method design using a single group with pre- and post-intervention comparisons followed by qualitative focus group interviews, was conducted. A 45-h disaster management training course with theoretical and practical inputs was conducted. A total of 157 students participated in and completed the pre- and post-intervention questionnaires. Positive significant results in disaster knowledge (t(156) = −8.12, p < 0.01, d = −0.84) and perceived ability (t(156) = −7.95, p < 0.01, d = −0.72) were found, but no substantial change in willingness to respond to disasters was observed. The participants expressed various concerns regarding their willingness to respond, which can be summarized and grouped as (1) personal risk perceptions, (2) contextual factors of the disaster events, and (3) organizational support. Incorporating disaster training into the tertiary education curricula for basic nursing professionals’ training could be a long-term strategy to prepare and expand the competent workforce for future disasters. Government or healthcare organizations are recommended to provide strategies and adequate support to alleviate nursing professionals’ concerns and enhance their willingness.

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“…All six studies included participants from the field of nursing with a limited multidisciplinary focus. Three articles surveyed nursing students (Aluisio et al, 2016; Huh & Kang, 2019; Levoy et al, 2018), whereas the remaining studies targeted registered nurses (Farra et al, 2016; Georgino et al, 2015; Jacobs-Wingo et al, 2019). Other roles, such as paramedics, were present during the train-the-trainer sessions but did not participate in the actual educational intervention (Jacobs-Wingo et al, 2019).…”

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“…For example, in 2009, the World Health Organization and International Council of Nurses produced a nurse competency framework for prevention, disaster, and recovery phases (World Health Organization & International Council of Nurses, 2009). Although healthcare professionals developed this comprehensive, multidimensional program, the content was nursing-specific and only adopted in a few pilot programs and studies (Huh & Kang, 2019; Levoy et al, 2018).…”

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“…Although the basis of the material varied, all included an interactive platform. All studies reviewed yielded increased perceived disaster preparedness knowledge after their experiential educational interventions (Aluisio et al, 2016; Farra et al, 2016; Georgino et al, 2015; Huh & Kang, 2019; Jacobs-Wingo et al, 2019; Levoy et al, 2018). For example, in one trial, the observed participant knowledge increase from an average pretest score of 54% to a posttest score of 89% (Jacobs-Wingo et al, 2019).…”

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Using Experiential Learning to Affect Perceived Knowledge of Disaster Preparedness Among Hospital-Based Personnel

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Perceived knowledge deficits in disaster preparedness are widespread among hospital-based nurses and healthcare professionals. Experiential learning programs provide enhanced disaster preparedness familiarity among hospital-based healthcare staff. A disaster preparedness education class was offered at a midwestern suburban hospital to promote increased knowledge perception. The Emergency Preparedness Information Questionnaire was administered to assess disaster preparedness familiarity. The posttest scores after the experiential learning yielded statistically significant results (t = 46.90, p < .001) for increased disaster preparedness familiarity.

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Evaluation of a Novel Disaster Nursing Education Method

Cited by 9 publications

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Disaster Nursing Competency of Intensive Care Nurses in Jinan, China: A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study

Disaster Nursing Competency of Intensive Care Nurses in Jinan, China: A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study

The Effectiveness of Disaster Education for Undergraduate Nursing Students’ Knowledge, Willingness, and Perceived Ability: An Evaluation Study

Using Experiential Learning to Affect Perceived Knowledge of Disaster Preparedness Among Hospital-Based Personnel

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