Investigation on disaster preparedness of emergency nurses and the contributing factors in Ningxia / 中华护理杂志

ABSTRACT

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.