An investigation of disaster preparedness in community nurses in Changsha
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-2907.2019.17.009
- VernacularTitle:长沙市社区护士灾害准备度调查研究
- Author:
Liumin SHI
1
;
Xi CHEN
;
Li YANG
;
Li LI
Author Information
1. 中南大学湘雅医院护理部,长沙 410000
- Keywords:
Questionnaire survey;
Community nurses;
Disaster preparedness;
Influencing factors;
Disaster;
Disaster nursing
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2019;25(17):2150-2154
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective? To investigate the status quo of disaster preparedness in community nurses in Changsha and analyze its influencing factors, so as to provide a reference and basis for improving community nurses＇ ability to prevent and respond to disasters, and reduce the damage and losses caused by disasters. Methods? Totally 274 community nurses in Changsha were randomly selected using two-stage stratified cluster sampling. Their disaster preparedness was investigated with questionnaires between January and February 2018. Disaster preparedness was compared between nurses with different education background. Multivariate analysis was used to analyze the influencing factors to community nurses＇ disaster preparedness. Results? The disaster preparedness score of community nurses in Changsha averaged (185.77±42.44), standing at a low and medium level. Post-disaster management scored the highest among the three parts of the scale, followed by post-disaster knowledge and disaster response; whether to attend regular disaster relief training or not was the influencing factor to disaster preparedness of community nurses(P＜ 0.05). Conclusions? The disaster preparedness of community nurses in Changsha stays at a low and medium level. Targeted training should be provided to improve community nurses＇ disaster preparedness.
