Mouhamed, F., Mohamed, M., Ismail, E. (2019). Assessment of Emergency Nurses Response Toward Caring of Victims During Disasters. Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal, 7(19), 117-130. doi: 10.21608/asnj.2019.74119
Fatma Ali Mouhamed; Mona Aly Mohamed; Eman Ahmed Ismail. "Assessment of Emergency Nurses Response Toward Caring of Victims During Disasters". Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal, 7, 19, 2019, 117-130. doi: 10.21608/asnj.2019.74119
Mouhamed, F., Mohamed, M., Ismail, E. (2019). 'Assessment of Emergency Nurses Response Toward Caring of Victims During Disasters', Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal, 7(19), pp. 117-130. doi: 10.21608/asnj.2019.74119
Mouhamed, F., Mohamed, M., Ismail, E. Assessment of Emergency Nurses Response Toward Caring of Victims During Disasters. Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal, 2019; 7(19): 117-130. doi: 10.21608/asnj.2019.74119
Assessment of Emergency Nurses Response Toward Caring of Victims During Disasters
1Teacher at Secondary Nursing School in El Qusia city, Assiut, Egypt.
2Assistant Professor of Critical care and Emergency Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University, Egypt.
3Assistant Professor of Anesthesia and Intensive care Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Egypt.
Abstract
Background: Emergency nurses play a vital role in the response phase of disaster including immediate and acute care offered to victims during disasters, such as conducting triage. Aim of the study: To assess emergency nurses response toward caring of victims during disasters. Subject and Method: Purposive sample of 200 nurses working in the emergency departments at Assiut University Hospital and The ministry of Health Hospitals within 6 months period. The tool of data collection was the disaster response questionnaire. Results: Finding of the study revealed that less than half of studied nurses (45,5%) had a poor level of knowledge regarding the disaster, response, education and training. Conclusion: Emergency nurses had poor level of knowledge regarding disaster, response, education and training. There was a statistical significant difference between knowledge of studied nurses in both hospital nurses group with (P. value = <0.001).While the third of studied nurses had a diploma in nursing and had a poor level of knowledge regarding care of victims during disasters. Recommendations: In-service training and education related to disaster management is required for all nurses' especially emergency nurses and should be tailored to the local needs and their actual competences.