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  • Nursing
  • Disaster Management
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Disasters significantly impact communities and healthcare systems.
  • Nurses are vital in disaster response and require adequate preparedness.
  • Assessing current knowledge is essential for improving disaster readiness.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the disaster preparedness knowledge of emergency department nurses.
  • Identify specific areas of strength and weakness in their knowledge base.

Main Methods:

  • Cross-sectional study involving 110 emergency nurses.
  • Data collected via questionnaire and analyzed using SPSS.
  • Focus on nurses in teaching hospitals affiliated with Iran University of Medical Sciences.

Main Results:

  • Most participants were female (84%), aged 30-39 (64.5%), and held bachelor's degrees (97.3%).
  • Average perceived knowledge score was 2.43 ± 1.01.
  • Highest familiarity with triage; lowest knowledge in epidemiology and decision-making.

Conclusions:

  • Gaps in nurse knowledge highlight system inefficiencies in disaster preparedness.
  • Recommendations include increased workshops, training courses, and continuous education.
  • Targeted training is needed to address specific knowledge deficits in disaster response.