The effect of disaster management training program on emergency nurses’ knowledge, skills, and personal preparedness in Palestine

IF 1.8 4区医学 Q2 NURSING International Emergency Nursing Pub Date : 2025-03-14 DOI:10.1016/j.ienj.2025.101601

Rihab Issa Sa’d , Malakeh.Z. Malak

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Abstract

Purpose

Healthcare professionals including nurses have a crucial role in reducing the impact of severe crises, also emergency nurses are the majority of healthcare professionals who directly work with catastrophe victims. Thus, they should be prepared well to cope with such situations and they need to have appropriate knowledge, skills, and competencies to manage their tasks during disasters. Thus, this study aimed to assess the effect of a training program for disaster management on knowledge, skills, and personal preparedness among emergency nurses in Palestine.

Methods

A one-group pretest-post-test design was used. The data were collected from 64 emergency nurses from governmental and non-governmental hospitals in Palestine by distributing the Disaster Preparedness Evaluation Tool before and after the educational program. Nursing Triage Observation Checklist (NTOC) was used to assess the nurses’ skills in the emergency departments.

Results

The findings demonstrated that emergency nurses’ knowledge, skills, and personal readiness for disaster preparedness before the training program were moderate. There were significant increases in nurses’ knowledge after a training program (pre [M = 3.83, SD = 0.82]; post [M = 5.15, SD = 0.29]), skills (pre [M = 3.70, SD = 0.87]; post [M = 5.04, SD = 0.27]), and personal preparedness (pre [M = 3.85, SD = 0.83]; post [M = 5.12, SD = 0.27]). After the training program, nurses demonstrated strong knowledge, skills, and personal preparedness. There were significant differences in nurses’ knowledge, skills, and personal preparedness before and after the disaster training program (t = -13.326; p < 0.001; t = -12.539; p < 0.001, t = -12.256; p < 0.001, respectively). The observation of nurses’ skills pre-intervention indicated that 51 (79.6 %) nurses of the participants had good skills in triage and observation of nurses’ skills one-month post-intervention program indicated that all nurses (100 %) showed good skills in triage.

Conclusions

The results proved the effectiveness of a disaster training program in improving emergency nurses’ knowledge, skills, and personal preparedness for disaster management. Therefore, policymakers and healthcare professionals must ensure that disaster preparedness training for emergency nurses is continuously updated to incorporate new developments in the field. This will equip nurses to respond effectively, mitigate risks, and deliver high-quality care during disasters.

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目的包括护士在内的医疗保健专业人员在减少严重危机的影响方面发挥着至关重要的作用，而且急诊护士是直接与灾难受害者打交道的大多数医疗保健专业人员。因此，他们应做好充分准备以应对此类情况，他们需要具备适当的知识、技能和能力来管理灾难期间的任务。因此，本研究旨在评估灾害管理培训项目对巴勒斯坦急救护士的知识、技能和个人准备情况的影响。数据收集来自巴勒斯坦政府和非政府医院的 64 名急诊护士，方法是在教育项目前后分发灾难准备评估工具。结果表明，在培训计划之前，急诊护士的备灾知识、技能和个人准备程度都处于中等水平。培训计划后，护士的知识（培训前[M = 3.83，SD = 0.82]；培训后[M = 5.15，SD = 0.29]）、技能（培训前[M = 3.70，SD = 0.87]；培训后[M = 5.04，SD = 0.27]）和个人准备程度（培训前[M = 3.85，SD = 0.83]；培训后[M = 5.12，SD = 0.27]）均有明显提高。培训计划结束后，护士们在知识、技能和个人准备方面都表现出了很强的能力。灾难培训计划前后，护士的知识、技能和个人准备程度存在明显差异（分别为 t = -13.326; p < 0.001; t = -12.539; p < 0.001, t = -12.256; p < 0.001）。对干预前护士技能的观察表明，51 名（79.6%）参与者的护士具备良好的分诊技能，而干预后一个月对护士技能的观察表明，所有护士（100%）都具备良好的分诊技能。因此，政策制定者和医疗保健专业人员必须确保不断更新急诊护士的备灾培训，以纳入该领域的新发展。这将使护士能够有效应对灾害、降低风险并提供高质量的护理。

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期刊介绍： International Emergency Nursing is a peer-reviewed journal devoted to nurses and other professionals involved in emergency care. It aims to promote excellence through dissemination of high quality research findings, specialist knowledge and discussion of professional issues that reflect the diversity of this field. With an international readership and authorship, it provides a platform for practitioners worldwide to communicate and enhance the evidence-base of emergency care. The journal publishes a broad range of papers, from personal reflection to primary research findings, created by first-time through to reputable authors from a number of disciplines. It brings together research from practice, education, theory, and operational management, relevant to all levels of staff working in emergency care settings worldwide.