Al Khalaileh Murad A, Bond Elaine, Alasad Jafar A
Adult Health Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Al al-Bayt University, Mafraq, Jordan.
Int Emerg Nurs. 2012 Jan;20(1):14-23. doi: 10.1016/j.ienj.2011.01.001. Epub 2011 Feb 10.
To assess Jordanian RNs' perceptions regarding their knowledge, skills, and preparedness for disaster management.
Current disaster knowledge, skills, and preparedness levels need to be evaluated to guide plans for effective educational programs. There is also a need to know where RNs received their knowledge, skills, and preparation, to enhance or improve future educational opportunities.
Cross-sectional survey where the Disaster Preparedness Evaluation Tool (DPET(®)) was distributed to Jordanian RNs who work in three randomly selected Ministry of Health hospitals and two university hospitals.
Four hundred and seventy-four participants completed the survey. Sixty-five per cent of respondents described their current disaster preparedness as weak: 18% medium: 12% good; and 5% felt their preparation was very good. Thirty-one per cent received disaster education in undergraduate programs; 8% in graduate nursing programs; 31% in facility drills, and 22% in continuing education courses. Eleven per cent had participated in a real disaster. Four hundred and thirty RNs wanted to learn more about RNs role in disasters, including knowledge and skills.
Knowledge,skills, and disaster preparedness need continual reinforcement to improve self efficacy for disaster management.
There is a need for a consistent national nursing curriculum for disaster preparedness and nationwide drills to increase disaster knowledge, skills, preparedness, and confidence.
评估约旦注册护士对其灾害管理知识、技能和准备情况的认知。
需要评估当前的灾害知识、技能和准备水平，以指导有效的教育计划制定。还需要了解注册护士获取知识、技能和准备的途径，以增加或改善未来的教育机会。
采用横断面调查，将灾害准备评估工具（DPET(®)）分发给在三家随机选择的卫生部医院和两家大学医院工作的约旦注册护士。
474名参与者完成了调查。65%的受访者表示他们目前的灾害准备情况较差；18%为中等；12%为良好；5%认为他们的准备情况非常好。31%在本科课程中接受过灾害教育；8%在研究生护理课程中接受过；31%通过机构演练接受过；22%通过继续教育课程接受过。11%曾参与过实际灾害。430名注册护士希望更多地了解注册护士在灾害中的角色，包括知识和技能。
知识、技能和灾害准备需要持续强化，以提高灾害管理的自我效能。
需要制定统一的国家灾害准备护理课程，并开展全国性演练，以增加灾害知识、技能、准备和信心。
