Hospital Nurses’ Willingness to Respond in a Disaster

Choi, Hye Seung; Lee, Jong-Eun

doi:10.1097/nna.0000000000000974

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“…However, some of them expressed their concerns in the supplementary information that they did not feel confident due to their roles’ difficulty, unexpected challenges that might happen during disasters, and a lack of disaster management experience. Moreover, results suggest that further training, such as triage or advanced life support training, were required to strengthen their ability and confidence, which echoed previous studies [ 18 , 19 ]. Besides, a local study investigated nursing students’ knowledge and attitudes towards bystander basic life support skills.…”

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confidence: 82%

“…The significance of disaster education in building participants’ capacity for disaster management has been confirmed [ 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 ]. Other literature examines healthcare professionals’ willingness and ability to report for duty during different disasters or public health emergencies [ 12 , 13 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 ]. For example, a survey investigated 181 Korean hospital nurses’ competencies in responding to a disaster.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Although 82.6% of participants had disaster-related education, 92.3% had no previous disaster experience. A total of 70.2% said they would not know what to do, 60.2% thought they were not well-prepared, and 64.1% believed the workplace should offer adequate support resources [ 18 ]. Another survey examined 468 nurses in medical centers in Poland regarding their disaster preparedness and experiences.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Moreover, they desired to receive skills training to handle psychological crises. However, various factors might affect healthcare professionals’ willingness to respond to disasters, e.g., the type of disaster, personal or family safety, education level, self-efficacy, and disaster ability [ 11 , 15 , 17 , 18 , 21 , 23 , 24 ]. Many studies have found that interactive, simulation-based, and learner-centered nursing education programs helped prepare healthcare professionals and positively influenced their self-confidence, motivation, and disaster response attitudes [ 8 , 11 , 16 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 ].…”

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confidence: 99%

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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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confidence: 82%

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confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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

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Lam

Chow

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“…The result of the current study is similar to other findings in Korea and Israel. 15,[32][33][34] This could be positive emotion decrease psychological distress, fear, and anxiety, 35,36 in turn, improve nurses' working intention. Moreover, perceived behavioral control expectations improve actual control of nurses' skills.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Intention to Care for COVID-19 Patients Among Nurses Working at Health Care Institutions of Debre Tabor Town, North Central Ethiopia

Birhane¹,

Bayih²,

Kebede³

et al. 2021

RMHP

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Background Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has caused many challenges for health care providers. Nurses meet patients with coronavirus disease and offer care for newly communicable diseases. Despite global and national efforts to prevent the spread, the outbreak is still on a rise, and studies on the health care behaviors of nurses were scarce in the study setting. Therefore, this study was intended in addressing nurses’ intention to care for coronavirus disease 19 patients and its determinants among nurses working at Debre Tabor town Health Care Institutions, 2020. Methodology An institutional-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 163 nurses working at health care institutions of Debre Tabor Town, from June 01 to 15/2020. The data were collected using tools with a self-administration questionnaire adapted from the theory of planned behavior and different kinds of literatures. All nurses working at Debre Tabor health care institutions were included. Data were entered using Epi-data 4.2.0.0 statistical software, and analysis was done by Stata version 14 statistical software. Binary logistic regression model was used for analysis. Strength of association was measured using the odds ratio with 95% CI, and the level of significance was estimated at P-value ≤0.05. Results Nurses’ intention to care for COVID-19 patient was 59.5% (95% CI; 58.7:60.3). Having better working experience (adjusted odds ratio (AOR) =2.3:95% CI; 1.120, 4.910), caring experience for infectious disease (AOR=2.5; 95% CI: 1.10, 5.50), good perceived behavioral control (AOR=2.33; 95% CI: 1.13, 4.8), and subjective norms (AOR= 2.14; 95% CI: 1.05, 4.36) were significantly associated with intention of caring behavior. Conclusion Nurses’ intention to care for COVID-19 patients was low. Working experience, the experience of caring for infectious disease, self-efficacy, and subjective norm were independently related with nurses’ caring intention. The government should work on improving nurse’s confidence in disaster management, design disaster management nursing education, and frequent support of nurses.

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