DAM RELATED DISASTER FRAMEWORK FOR EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS

Community emergency/disaster preparedness.

emergency nurses’ requirements for disaster preparedness

results 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. conclusions lack knowledge of nurses regarding response to disaster situ...

Emergency Nurses’ Requirements for Disaster Preparedness

BACKGROUND 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. OBJECTIVES This study was done to assess the current knowledge of nurses in emergency departments for disaster preparedness. PATIENTS AND METHODS This cross-sectional study was conducted on 110 emerg...

Emergency and Disaster Preparedness in Nurses: A Concept Analysis

Introduction: Given the growing rate of accidents and disasters in the world, preparing nurses as the main group responding to these events is crucial; however, a review of literature suggests no comprehensive and theoretical or practical definitions for this concept in nursing, which has been often misunderstood and used as an alternative to other similar concepts. Objective: The presen...

Disaster resilient hospitals: an essential for all-hazards emergency preparedness.

Hospitals and health facilities play a crucial role in providing health services for their communities, in particular during crises and emergencies. Well prepared and disaster resilient hospitals are therefore essential to be able to meet the increased demands for life saving services in large scale emergencies, which can quickly overwhelm the surge capacity and functional safety of the hospita...