Seyedin Hesam, Abbasi Dolatabadi Zahra, Rajabifard Fatemeh
School of Health Management and Information Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran.
Research Center of Future Studies, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, IR Iran.
Trauma Mon. 2015 Nov;20(4):e29033. doi: 10.5812/traumamon.29033. Epub 2015 Nov 23.
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.
This study was done to assess the current knowledge of nurses in emergency departments for disaster preparedness.
This cross-sectional study was conducted on 110 emergency nurses working in teaching hospitals affiliated to Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. A questionnaire was used to collect data and the data were then analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics with SPSS software version 16.0.
Based on the findings, most of the participants (64.5%) were aged 30 - 39 years old. 84% of the cases were female and 97.3% had a bachelor's degree. The average perceived knowledge of nurses was 2.43 ± 1.01. The nurses had the highest familiarity with triage and lowest knowledge in epidemiology and decision-making.
Lack knowledge of nurses regarding response to disaster situations indicates inefficiencies in the current system. Therefore, it is recommended to organize more workshops, annual training courses, and maneuvers based on staff needs and formulate continuous education courses for nurses.
自然和人为灾害会影响人们、社区及卫生系统。护士在卫生系统中发挥着关键作用,必须为在灾害中做出适当反应做好准备。
本研究旨在评估急诊科护士目前在灾害准备方面的知识水平。
本横断面研究对在伊朗德黑兰医科大学附属教学医院工作的110名急诊护士进行。采用问卷调查收集数据,然后使用SPSS 16.0软件进行描述性和推断性统计分析。
根据研究结果,大多数参与者(64.5%)年龄在30 - 39岁之间。84%的案例为女性,97.3%拥有学士学位。护士的平均感知知识水平为2.43 ± 1.01。护士对分诊最为熟悉,而在流行病学和决策方面的知识最少。
护士在应对灾害情况方面知识的欠缺表明当前系统存在不足。因此,建议根据工作人员需求组织更多的研讨会、年度培训课程和演习,并为护士制定继续教育课程。