Loke Alice Yuen, Fung Olivia Wai Man
School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
Nethersole School of Nursing, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, New Territories, Hong Kong.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2014 Mar 20;11(3):3289-303. doi: 10.3390/ijerph110303289.
The purpose of this study was to explore Hong Kong nurses' perceptions of competencies required for disaster nursing. Focus group interviews and written inquiry were adopted to solicit nurses' perceived required competencies for disaster care. A total of 15 nurses were interviewed and 30 nurses completed the written inquiry on their perceived competencies related to disaster nursing. The International Council for Nurses' (ICN) framework of disaster nursing competencies, consisting of four themes and ten domains, was used to tabulate the perceived competencies for disaster nursing reported by nurses. The most mentioned required competencies were related to disaster response; with the ethical and legal competencies for disaster nursing were mostly neglected by nurses in Hong Kong. With the complexity nature of disasters, special competencies are required if nurses are to deal with adverse happenings in their serving community. Nurses' perceived disaster nursing competencies reported by nurses were grossly inadequate, demonstrating the needs to develop a comprehensive curriculum for public health. The establishment of a set of tailor-made disaster nursing core competencies for the community they served is the first step in preparing nurses to deal with disastrous situations for the health of the public.
本研究的目的是探讨香港护士对灾难护理所需能力的看法。采用焦点小组访谈和书面询问的方式，征求护士对灾难护理所需能力的看法。共有15名护士接受了访谈，30名护士完成了关于其对灾难护理相关能力看法的书面询问。国际护士理事会（ICN）的灾难护理能力框架由四个主题和十个领域组成，用于将护士报告的灾难护理感知能力制成表格。提及最多的所需能力与灾难应对有关；香港护士大多忽视了灾难护理的伦理和法律能力。鉴于灾难的复杂性，如果护士要应对其服务社区中的不利事件，就需要特殊能力。护士报告的灾难护理感知能力严重不足，这表明需要制定一套全面的公共卫生课程。为她们服务的社区建立一套量身定制的灾难护理核心能力，是让护士为保障公众健康应对灾难情况做好准备的第一步。
