Department of Nursing, Chung-Ang Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
Red Cross College of Nursing, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea.
J Nurs Manag. 2020 Sep;28(6):1326-1334. doi: 10.1111/jonm.13086. Epub 2020 Aug 4.
This study identified clinical nurses' awareness of emergency codes and disaster nursing competencies and investigated the relationships between these variables.
Nurses are on the front lines of disaster and emergency response; however, they report not feeling confident about their disaster preparedness.
Participants included 234 nurses working at a general hospital in Korea. Emergency code awareness was measured by recognition of and self-confidence in eight emergency codes, and disaster nursing competencies were measured using the Disaster Nursing Preparedness Response Competency Scale. Data were collected from 17 to 23 October 2019.
The recognition rate of emergency codes was 87.4%, whereas the level of self-confidence was 3.30 out of 5. Nurses scored 2.98 out of 5 on disaster preparedness competencies and 3.37 out of 5 on disaster response competencies. Emergency code recognition was positively correlated with self-confidence and disaster nursing competencies (p < .05).
Higher recognition of emergency codes among clinical nurses was associated with higher self-confidence and disaster nursing competencies. Further studies need to develop strategies to improve nurses' awareness and confidence concerning emergency codes.
Nurse managers should pay attention to provide more opportunities for disaster education to improve nurses' self-confidence and disaster nursing competencies.
本研究旨在了解临床护士对急救代码和灾难护理能力的认知，并探讨这些变量之间的关系。
护士处于灾难和紧急情况应对的第一线；然而，他们报告对自己的灾难准备情况没有信心。
参与者包括韩国一家综合医院的 234 名护士。通过对八项急救代码的识别和自我信心来衡量急救代码意识，使用灾难护理准备响应能力量表来衡量灾难护理能力。数据于 2019 年 10 月 17 日至 23 日收集。
急救代码的识别率为 87.4%，而自我信心水平为 5 分中的 3.30 分。护士在灾难准备能力方面得分为 5 分中的 2.98 分，在灾难应对能力方面得分为 5 分中的 3.37 分。急救代码识别与自我信心和灾难护理能力呈正相关（p<0.05）。
临床护士对急救代码的识别率越高，自我信心和灾难护理能力越高。需要进一步研究制定策略，以提高护士对急救代码的认识和信心。
护理管理人员应注意提供更多的灾难教育机会，以提高护士的自我信心和灾难护理能力。
