Self Efficacy and Nurses’ Disaster Competency in Disaster Preparedness Management

Abstract

Introduction: Natural disasters are catastrophic events with geological, and hydrological origins such as earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, landslides that can cause fatalities, property damage and social environmental disruption. The threat of geological disasters like tsunami and earthquakes as well as the threat of hydrometeorology, such as floods, landslides, hurricanes, and fires normally occur in Indonesia. Nurses have a role to play in educating the public and engaging in the crisis. This research aims to determine the relationship between nurses’ self-efficacy and disaster preparedness management competency. Method: This research is a quantitative study with a cross-sectional approach. The population consisted of nurses who served in the Emergency Room at three disaster referral hospitals in Padang. According to the inclusion criteria, nurses who participated in this study were selected by the purposive sampling method as 1st level disaster nurses, as many as 60 nurses. The data collection was carried out from August to October 2020. Results: This research shows that there was a significant relationship between nurses’ self-efficacy and disaster preparedness management with a p-value of 0.0001 and a strong relationship with a value of r = 0.673. There was a relationship between disaster management competencies and disaster preparedness management with a p-value of 0.0001, the strength of the relationship was moderate with a value of r = 0.473. Conclusion: The nurse is one of the resources responsible for disaster preparedness management in the community. Educating the nurses about disaster preparedness management increases the nurses’ readiness. Nurses can take action in managing the disaster response.