Israeli Nurses’ Intention to Report for Work in an Emergency or Disaster

Melnikov, Semyon; Itzhaki, Michal; Kagan, Ilya

doi:10.1111/jnu.12056

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“…Moreover in our previous study, conducted in Israel, we found that perceived knowledge, personal risk appraisal and self‐efficacy in emergency functioning were important considerations in nurses’ intention to report for work (Melnikov et al. ). Despite this extended research, the impact of several variables on the intention to report for work during an emergency remained unexplained.…”

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Patriotism, organizational commitment and nurses’ intention to report for work in emergencies

Kagan

Itzhaki

Melnikov

2017

International Nursing Review

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Patriotism, organizational commitment and nurses’ intention to report for work in emergencies

Kagan

Itzhaki

Melnikov

2017

International Nursing Review

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“…Another survey of primary care health staff in Guangdong Province, China found that only one-fourth of respondents had participated in emergency response in the past, reflecting both poor response capacity and lack of experience [11]. In a survey of Israeli nurses, less than half had reported to work when asked in the past year following a response [12]. Another Israeli survey indicated that only 51% of hospital workers said they would report following a missile attack [13].…”

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Factors influencing readiness to deploy in disaster response: findings from a cross-sectional survey of the Department of Veterans Affairs Disaster Emergency Medical Personnel System

Zagelbaum¹,

Heslin²,

Stein³

et al. 2014

BMC Emerg Med

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BackgroundThe Disaster Emergency Medical Personnel System (DEMPS) program provides a system of volunteers whereby active or retired Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) personnel can register to be deployed to support other VA facilities or the nation during national emergencies or disasters. Both early and ongoing volunteer training is required to participate.MethodsThis study aims to identify factors that impact willingness to deploy in the event of an emergency. This analysis was based on responses from 2,385 survey respondents (response rate, 29%). Latent variable path models were developed and tested using the EQS structural equations modeling program. Background demographic variables of education, age, minority ethnicity, and female gender were used as predictors of intervening latent variables of DEMPS Volunteer Experience, Positive Attitude about Training, and Stress. The model had acceptable fit statistics, and all three intermediate latent variables significantly predicted the outcome latent variable Readiness to Deploy.ResultsDEMPS Volunteer Experience and a Positive Attitude about Training were associated with Readiness to Deploy. Stress was associated with decreased Readiness to Deploy. Female gender was negatively correlated with Readiness to Deploy; however, there was an indirect relationship between female gender and Readiness to Deploy through Positive Attitude about Training.ConclusionsThese findings suggest that volunteer emergency management response programs such as DEMPS should consider how best to address the factors that may make women less ready to deploy than men in order to ensure adequate gender representation among emergency responders. The findings underscore the importance of training opportunities to ensure that gender-sensitive support is a strong component of emergency response, and may apply to other emergency response programs such as the Medical Reserve Corps and the American Red Cross.

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“…[5] The literature review of this study revealed that, although nurses seem to be unprepared to respond to disasters, they are willing to undertake training to improve their preparedness. [9,10,16,18,21,22,24,[33][34][35] Thus, the current study examined the disaster preparedness of emergency nurses working in health services in the KSA.…”

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“…Several studies agree that nurses are poorly prepared for disasters by their planning, education, training and responses. [9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25] Nurses must know the relevant disaster emergency plan to be familiar with and recognise their role when an event requires them to respond. [9,10,14,16,24] A clear disaster plan will inform nurses of their chain of command.…”

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Emergency nurses’ preparedness for disaster in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Alshehri

2016

JNEP

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Background and objective: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has recently faced many man-made and natural disasters. Since disaster victims are transferred to hospitals, nurses are among the first health care providers to respond to an emergency. Therefore, to improve disaster management it is essential to examine the current state of nurses' preparedness. The aim of the study was attempts to determine the disaster preparedness of emergency nurses in Saudi Arabia. Methods: The study data were collected using two survey tools from the research literature, and 72 participants were recruited from two government hospitals in Riyadh. The response rate was 31.7%. Results: The study revealed that most nurses understood their roles after reading the disaster plan. Although half of the respondents had completed training in the previous 12 months, only 60% answered the item related to confidence after training. There was a significant difference between the confidence of those who had participated in a disaster or mass casualties training program and that of those who had not. Only 26% answered the item related to confidence after being involved in a real disaster, and no significant difference was found between the confidence of those who had attended a real disaster or mass casualties event and that of those who had not. Conclusions: The study found that respondents had minimal and limited disaster experience, as reflected in their low levels of confidence after being involved in real disaster events. This highlights the need for continued efforts to expand disaster training and ensure that nurses are appropriately prepared.

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Israeli Nurses’ Intention to Report for Work in an Emergency or Disaster

Abstract: This study makes an important contribution to research on the importance of perceived self-efficacy in the context of disaster planning.

Cited by 47 publications

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Patriotism, organizational commitment and nurses’ intention to report for work in emergencies

Patriotism, organizational commitment and nurses’ intention to report for work in emergencies

Factors influencing readiness to deploy in disaster response: findings from a cross-sectional survey of the Department of Veterans Affairs Disaster Emergency Medical Personnel System

Emergency nurses’ preparedness for disaster in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

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