Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DISASTER RISK REDUCTION, 2022 (SCI-Expanded, SSCI, Scopus)
Nurses are the largest group of healthcare providers, constituting one of the most vital human resources for society to cope with disasters. For this reason, it is necessary to determine whether the nurses are ready for a disaster or not as well as the factors that affect their preparedness. This study is a descriptive study designed to evaluate nurses' preparedness for disaster and the influencing factors. The sample of the study consisted of 266 nurses who agreed to participate in the study. A questionnaire prepared by the researchers was used as a data collection form. In the study, statistical significance was found between the marital status of the participants, their status of having disaster preparedness education, and their preparedness for disaster situations at home and their preparedness for disasters (p < 0.05). Among the participants, disaster preparedness of those who received disaster preparedness training was found to be 3571 times higher than those who did not (95% CI 1.701-7.498). It was determined that those who were prepared for disasters at home basic disaster supplies kit were more prepared than those who were not. In this study, it was observed that preparedness of nurses, who play a key role in health care, for special situations such as disasters were affected by marital status, being prepared for disasters at home, and education. Therefore, it was concluded that it would be beneficial to include disaster trainings in the nursing curriculum and to repeat in-service trainings in hospitals regularly.