Emergency department registered nurses overestimate their disaster competency: A cross-sectional study
| Autor: | Jason P. Murphy, Tove Ringqvist, Anders Rüter, Sofia Magnusson, Monica Rådestad, Lisa Kurland |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Cross-sectional study
Nurses Registered nurse Disaster Planning Nursing Emergency Nursing Disasters Patient safety Major incident Surveys and Questionnaires Health care Medicine Humans Disaster competency Emergency department business.industry Omvårdnad medicine.disease Checklist Cross-Sectional Studies Disaster medicine Preparedness Scale (social sciences) Disaster nursing Medical emergency business Emergency Service Hospital |
| Zdroj: | International emergency nursing. 58 |
| ISSN: | 1878-013X |
| Popis: | Background Major incidents continue to pose a threat to health care systems by overwhelming them with a sudden surge of patients. A major factor impacting a hospital's surge capacity is the skills, abilities, and knowledge of emergency department (ED) registered nurses (RN). The level of disaster nursing competency they possess affects patient safety and outcome. ED RNs' ability to accurately assess their competency and knowledge is imperative for mitigating the effect of major incidents. ED RN’s perception of overall disaster preparedness has not been thoroughly addressed. The aim of this study was to assess emergency department registered nurses' self-perceived disaster preparedness. Method The study was a cross-sectional study per the STROBE checklist. A self-assessment questionnaire based on the results of a study identifying specific disaster nursing competencies for ED RNs was distributed to all ED RNs at six participating hospitals between January 10th to February 19th of 2019. A five-point Likert-type scale was used to assess competency. Results ED RNs’ disaster preparedness according to the Total Disaster Competency mean was low. Furthermore, the results indicate that ED RNs’ significantly overestimate their disaster nursing competency when compared to the Total Disaster Competency mean. Additionally, this study identified factors such as experience and education were positively associated with disaster preparedness and self-assessment ability. Conclusion ED RNs’ overestimate their disaster preparedness. However, ED RNs with experience and education may be better prepared. ED RNs with formal disaster education appeared to have better insight concerning their preparedness. Clinical experience, advanced levels of education, and training were positively associated with preparedness. Overestimating disaster competencies may negatively impact patient outcomes during a major incident. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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