Introduction: Military nurses’ preparedness is directly related to reduced casualties during the crises caused by natural disasters. Determining influential factors for proper planning is one of the main priorities of disasters management. Objective: The present study aimed to investigate nurses’ preparedness and its Related factors when facing natural disasters. Materials and Methods: A total ...

Background: The special role of health service providers in coping with the crisis is undeniable. However, there is lack of a research studying the crisis management of the operating rooms. The aim of this study was to evaluate the situation of crisis management in operating rooms of hospitals affiliated to Tehran University of Medical Sciences. Methods: In this descriptive cross-sectional stud...

Due to the unexpected nature of natural disasters, any mismanagement in dealing with them may lead to more serious crises. However, providing an effective management of disasters and having an immediate control over the situation need the extensive cooperation of public and private organizations and the participation of people in the form of network governance. This study investigates the views...

Background & Objective: Various communities continuously try to manage the unexpected events. In this regard, hospitals with providing timely health care services has transformed to the most pragmatic unit of health system. Planning and preparation of them should be strategic policy of health system. This paper aimed to investigate the strength and weakness of crisis management in training hosp...

Introduction: The use of resilience engineering principles is a commonly used method for the assessment of crisis management in hospitals as a part of the health system. The present study aimed to evaluate crisis management based on the seven principles of resilience engineering in selected hospitals affiliated to Yazd University of Medical Sciences in 2021. Methods: In this study, a crisis ma...