Nursing in the emergency department (ED) during a disaster: A review of the current literature

Hammad, Karen; Arbon, Paul; Gebbie, Kristine M.; Hutton, Alison

doi:10.1016/j.aenj.2012.10.005

Cited by 57 publications

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“…In the long term, ED nurses who looked after people affected by terror attacks reported a variety of negative effects ranging from high levels of stress, sleeplessness and intrusive memories to more severe conditions like depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, suicidal tendencies and also somatic issues (Collins, 2001;Riba & Reches, 2002;Ron & Shamai, 2013). This finding aligns with previous research that reports the range of emotions experienced by ED nurses responding to disasters, including terror attacks (Hammad et al, 2012).…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 85%

“…From this search, 147 publications (excluding duplications) were identified. A review of their reference lists and of one literature review (Hammad, Arbon, Gebbie, & Hutton, 2012) identified four further publications. Once the inclusion criteria were applied (Table 1), 114 publications were excluded from the review as they focused on natural disasters or were written predominately from a medical perspective with no discussion of nurses.…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Concerns for personal safety and that of nurses' families may result in a decreased level of willingness to respond among ED nurses (Hammad et al, 2012). This may create staffing problems for the ED, as nurses might leave the hospital or stay at home with their families.…”

Section: Theme 5: Safetymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This may create staffing problems for the ED, as nurses might leave the hospital or stay at home with their families. These fears could be mitigated through the introduction by hospital management of guaranteed appropriate treatment or prophylaxis and training and equipment to maintain protection of staff (Hammad et al, 2012). Contradictory to these concerns, in their study exploring nurses' perceptions of responding to a hypothetical event, O'Boyle et al (2006) found that despite all of the concerns about their safety, nurses still felt a sense of commitment to care and protect all victims.…”

Section: Theme 5: Safetymentioning

confidence: 99%

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Emergency department nurses’ perspectives on responding to terror attacks: A review of the literature

O’Connor

Hammad

2016

Health Emergency and Disaster Nursing

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Aim: Emergency department (ED) nurses are among the first professionals to provide care for people affected by a terror attack. Given the ever-present threat of terror attacks, as evidenced by an upward trend in incidents worldwide, this review is highly topical. The aim of this review is to explore ED nurses' perceptions and experiences in responding to a terror attack, identified in current, published literature. Methods: This is an integrative literature review. A search of electronic databases was conducted in November 2014. Eleven articles (n = 11) met the criteria for review. Results: Thematic analysis was applied and seven themes emerged from the review: i) training; ii) disaster plans; iii) anticipating the arrival of patients; iv) willingness to respond; v) safety; vi) caring for people affected by terror attack; and vii) psychological effect. Conclusion: Terror attacks involving chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear (CBRN) threats in particular emerged as a strong focus; present throughout most of the themes. The key findings to emerge from the review demonstrate that more focus needs to be placed on appropriate preparedness of emergency department nurses in order to mitigate negative long-term effects of responding to terror attacks.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 85%

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Theme 5: Safetymentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Theme 5: Safetymentioning

confidence: 99%

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Emergency department nurses’ perspectives on responding to terror attacks: A review of the literature

O’Connor

Hammad

2016

Health Emergency and Disaster Nursing

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“…Preparedness for a disaster is acknowledged as a key requisite for disaster services (Gorlin & Hick, 2013;Hammad et al, 2012). Aspects of adequate preparation noted in the current study included on-site periods at RDH (rather than undergoing a virtual orientation), and receiving education and training about, equipment (including computers) and cultural matters.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Enhancing disaster preparedness of specialty nurses on a national scale

Mitchell

McKinnon

Aitken

et al. 2016

Disaster Prevention and Management

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This is the accepted version of the paper.This version of the publication may differ from the final published version. 2 Permanent repository link Abstract PurposeThe number of disasters has increased by 30% worldwide in the past 30 years. Nurses constitute the largest clinical group within a hospital and their ability to respond to disasters is crucial to the provision of quality patient care. The aim of this study was to evaluate a fouryear disaster preparedness partnership between two tertiary hospitals from the perspective of specialist nurses, senior clinical managers and executive staff. The national disaster response centre was situated in one hospital and the other hospital was located 3,500 km away. DesignThe intervention involved selected nurses working at the partner hospital to enable familiarisation with policies, procedures and layout in the event of a request for back-up in the setting of a national disaster. A mixed-methods design was used to elicit the strengths and limitations of the partnership. Data were collected through surveys, in-depth interviews and focus groups. FindingsSixty-seven participants provided evaluations including 38 nurses from the Disaster Support Response Team; 17 clinical management nurses and 10 executive staff. Improvements in some aspects of communication were recommended. The successful recruitment of highly skilled and committed nurses was a strength. A disaster exercise resulted in 79% of nurses contacted, able and willing to go immediately to the partner hospital for up to 14 days.

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