emergency nurses’ requirements for disaster preparedness

Emergency Nurses’ Requirements for Disaster Preparedness

BACKGROUND Natural and man-made disasters affect people, communities, and health systems. Nurses play a key role in the health system and must be prepared for appropriate response in disasters. OBJECTIVES This study was done to assess the current knowledge of nurses in emergency departments for disaster preparedness. PATIENTS AND METHODS This cross-sectional study was conducted on 110 emerg...

Emergency and Disaster Preparedness in Nurses: A Concept Analysis

Introduction: Given the growing rate of accidents and disasters in the world, preparing nurses as the main group responding to these events is crucial; however, a review of literature suggests no comprehensive and theoretical or practical definitions for this concept in nursing, which has been often misunderstood and used as an alternative to other similar concepts. Objective: The presen...

Community emergency/disaster preparedness.

Nurses' Preparedness for Disaster in South Khorasan Province, Ian

Background: Nurses, as the largest group in providing relief during disasters with their specialized skills, should be sufficiently prepared to provide the highest level of health care. By compiling predisaster preparedness programs, the provided healthcare would be promoted and number of casualties and incoordination in allocated tasks be reduced. This study was conducted to evaluate nurses&rs...

Disaster and emergency management: Canadian nurses' perceptions of preparedness on hospital front lines.

INTRODUCTION Three years following the global outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), a national, Web-based survey of Canadian nurses was conducted to assess perceptions of preparedness for disasters and access to support mechanisms, particularly for nurses in emergency and critical care units. HYPOTHESES The following hypotheses were tested: (1) nurses' sense of preparedness fo...

Disaster resilient hospitals: an essential for all-hazards emergency preparedness.

Hospitals and health facilities play a crucial role in providing health services for their communities, in particular during crises and emergencies. Well prepared and disaster resilient hospitals are therefore essential to be able to meet the increased demands for life saving services in large scale emergencies, which can quickly overwhelm the surge capacity and functional safety of the hospita...