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Objective To investigate the status quo of disaster preparedness of emergency nurses in Ningxia and analyze its contributing factors.Methods A total of 268 emergency nurses from eight hospitals in Ningxia were investigated with the Chinese version of Disaster Preparedness Evaluation Tool.Results The scores of disaster preparedness of emergency nurses in Ningxia were 4.54±1.10.Nurses with low,middle and high levels of disaster preparedness were 23 (8.58％),130 (48.51％) and 115 (42.91％),respectively.Nurses with low,middle and high levels of preparedness of disaster were 35(13.06％),120(44.78％) and 113(42.16％),respectively.Nurses with low,middle and high levels of disaster response were 15(5.60％),157(58.58％) and 96(35.82％),respectively.Nurses with low,middle and high levels of post-disaster recovery were 28 (10.45％),124 (46.27％) and 116 (43.28％),respectively.Disaster training (t=-7.411,P＜0.001) and work experience (t=-2.850,P=0.005) were two independent contributing factors.Conclusion The scores of disaster preparedness of emergency nurses in Ningxia were in the middle level.Disasterpreparedness of emergency nurses should be improved via multi-level and multi-form disaster knowledge and skill training.
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Objective To investigate the status quo of disaster preparedness of emergency nurses in Ningxia and analyze its contributing factors.Methods A total of 268 emergency nurses from eight hospitals in Ningxia were investigated with the Chinese version of Disaster Preparedness Evaluation Tool.Results The scores of disaster preparedness of emergency nurses in Ningxia were 4.54±1.10.Nurses with low,middle and high levels of disaster preparedness were 23 (8.58％),130 (48.51％) and 115 (42.91％),respectively.Nurses with low,middle and high levels of preparedness of disaster were 35(13.06％),120(44.78％) and 113(42.16％),respectively.Nurses with low,middle and high levels of disaster response were 15(5.60％),157(58.58％) and 96(35.82％),respectively.Nurses with low,middle and high levels of post-disaster recovery were 28 (10.45％),124 (46.27％) and 116 (43.28％),respectively.Disaster training (t=-7.411,P＜0.001) and work experience (t=-2.850,P=0.005) were two independent contributing factors.Conclusion The scores of disaster preparedness of emergency nurses in Ningxia were in the middle level.Disasterpreparedness of emergency nurses should be improved via multi-level and multi-form disaster knowledge and skill training.
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OBJECTIVES: Approximately 2000 phase-in substances are subject to registration according to the Act on the Registration and Evaluation, etc. of Chemical Substances (KREACH), and the expected testing cost is 2.06 trillion Korean won assuming all the test data required for registration are acquired. The extent to which these enormous test costs can be reduced depends on the availability of existing data that can be used to meet the requirements of the K-REACH we examined the current availability of test data that can be used for chemical substance registration. METHODS: We analyzed the possibility of utilizing the existing test data obtained from 16 reference databases for 369 of 518 kinds of phase-in substances subject to registration that were reported in last October 2014. RESULTS: The physical and chemical properties were available for 57.1% of substances, whereas data regarding human hazards and environmental hazards were available at considerably lower rates, 8.5% and 11.8%, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: Physical and chemical properties were available for a fairly high proportion, whereas human hazards and environmental hazards were reported for considerably fewer substances.