College of Nursing, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
King Fahad Hospital, Medina, Saudi Arabia.
J Nurs Manag. 2019 Oct;27(7):1479-1484. doi: 10.1111/jonm.12833.
The present study aimed to analyse the disaster preparedness among Saudi nurses through self-regulation survey.
Nurses along with other healthcare professionals face difficulty in terms of management during disastrous condition. Moreover, there is a need to improve the abilities of nurses in managing disaster events by examining the disaster preparedness of nurses.
It employed quantitative descriptive design by conducting a self-regulation survey among 350 nurses recruited from five government hospitals in Medina, Saudi Arabia. Data related to the motivation, commitment and self-regulation of nurses concerning their participation in disaster preparedness activities were collected.
Self-regulation scores were significantly related to the nationality (t [328] 3.95, p < .001), nursing education (t [328] 2.14, p < .05), age group (F [2,327] 4.75, p < .01) and experience (F [3,317] 4.891, p < .01), whereas insignificant association was found with gender (t [328] 1.84, p > .05) and hospitals (F [4,325] 0.925, p > .05).
The level of knowledge of the healthcare nurses was satisfactory for the disaster preparedness, while there prevails a neutral level of involvement, preparedness and commitment among them.
There is a crucial need for hospital management to arrange disaster preparedness awareness and understanding programs for nurses and hospital staff to be competent for overcoming the risks associated with these events.
本研究旨在通过自我调节调查分析沙特护士的灾难准备情况。
护士与其他医疗保健专业人员在灾难性条件下在管理方面面临困难。此外，需要通过检查护士的灾难准备情况来提高护士管理灾难事件的能力。
采用定量描述性设计，对沙特麦地那五家政府医院的 350 名护士进行自我调节调查。收集了与护士参与灾难准备活动的动机、承诺和自我调节相关的数据。
自我调节得分与国籍（t [328] 3.95，p<.001）、护理教育（t [328] 2.14，p<.05）、年龄组（F [2,327] 4.75，p<.01）和经验（F [3,317] 4.891，p<.01）显著相关，而与性别（t [328] 1.84，p>.05）和医院（F [4,325] 0.925，p>.05）无显著关联。
医护人员的知识水平对于灾难准备是令人满意的，而他们的参与度、准备度和承诺度则处于中立水平。
医院管理层迫切需要为护士和医院工作人员安排灾难准备意识和理解计划，使他们有能力克服与这些事件相关的风险。
